July 28th - Day 14 - Giant City State Park, IL to Chester, IL - 62 miles
Cynthia got back on the bike this morning and rode the first 8 miles of way today. Doctor's orders were for her to rest for at least a week and then start to work back into biking slowly, so she stopped riding when her knee started to tighten up again. She said that the knee felt pretty good for those short few miles, so hopefully she will be riding more soon.
Today I rode along the very flat Mississippi River levee and was pushed by a cross-tail wind, so the miles flew by. As I pulled into our finish town for the night, the thunderstorm that had been gathering let loose just as I made it to the park pavilion in which Cynthia had set up camp. Luckily our camp didn't flood and the only issue of the night was a broken camp stove.
Chester, IL is the home of the creator of Popeye the Sailor, so Popeye and his friends are all over town and memorialized in multiple statues. Chester is also right across the Mississippi River from Missouri, so I'll be in a new state tomorrow.
Quality Water Means Quality Life
1.2 billion people do not have access to clean water. Help others avoid the choice between thirst or disease.
As we passed through the Ozark Mountains, among Missouri scenic rivers, we came to a gorgeous little spot called "Two Rivers." At this convergence of the Jacks Fork and Current rivers, the silt heavy rapids of the Current meet the clear calm of the Jacks Fork river and one can actually see the divide between the two. I couldn't help but think of the divide between our access to clean water and the lack thereof in the villages of rural Ghana.
Troy and I consume on average, about 12 to 20 (20 oz) bottles of water daily. That's 12 to 20 times per day that, unlike the people in rural Ghana, Troy and I avoid illness without even realizing it. Regardless of how many miles we ride, we have no doubt that stopping anywhere along the road for water will be easy and risk-free.
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