July 27th - Giant City State Park
We're taking today as rest day. Carbondale is a pretty large college town (near Southern Illinois University) so we decided to take this opportunity near internet access to get Cynthia caught up on some of her medical school application work. It was also nice to actually launder some clothes for real instead of just shower-washing them.
I walked right up to our resident skunk tonight, luckily he didn't spray because I was carrying all of our recently washed clothes.
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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