A slight northeast breeze presented us a cool morning, even with our late 8:00 a.m. start.  With lots of planning last night, we found a route that would keep us off the busy highway and on quiet country roads, not always paved.  Chicory, cornfields, well kept yards, flat roads and a short ride; it was a good morning.  It was only ten o’clock when we reached our halfway point, but stopped for a break and to see the town of Amboy.

When was the last time you saw a mail carrier on foot? and a smiling one, at that!

 Pete from the UK and now living in Amboy, pulled up beside us and engaged us in conversation.  He insisted we talk to the paper about our biking adventure.  We had a nice chat with Ashlea at The Amboy News, then headed on our way.  The cloudless morning was now showing white fluffy clouds contrasted against the pretty blue sky.  Wind farms dotted the horizon, yet this one appeared close to the road; always amazed at how huge the blades (in the foreground) are on these things.  Reached the edge of the town we were staying by noon, so headed to main street for lunch.  A couple miles further, we checked in for the night.

Having only biked 42 miles today, we certainly didn’t earn this kind of delicious dinner, but we enjoyed it nonetheless.  Cindy does a Great job and no one leaves hungry!