It was another day where Chester was a far as we could reasonably go because of the lack of resources. Today included riding around a number of lakes, through farm land, and around Carbondale and Murphysboro. At Murphysboro we decided to take the main route instead of the Mississippi River levee bypass route. We left early this morning and made great time to Murphysboro but once we got within 10 miles of Chester the rollers started. It was lots of ups and downs and we running on fumes by the end.
Our evening was spent at the Bicycle shack hosted by the Eagles club. The bicycle shack was 10 x 16 building with 9 bunk spaces inside. It did have air conditioning and in the nearby eagles club there was a shower, and restroom for us to use. I though the Eagles club would be similar to Boy Scouts, but I was wrong. It was restaurant and bar and the beer went down smoothly and quickly. That night there was 6 of us in the Bicycle Shack and it was not too hot, nor stuffy.
Today’s stats: total mileage 73.37 miles, average speed 12.8 mph, elevation gain 3527 feet, elevation loss 3609 feet, max speed 36.6 mph.