George is hanging out on the Ferry and very excited to be crossing over another state line!!!!We crossed over to Illinois via a ferry that took about 10 min to cross the Ohio river. Kentucky is behind us now. We had one of the best breakfasts before leaving KY, since the start of our bike tour. We spent the night at Myers B&B, in Marion, which was a great place to stay. The room was a smaller version for our home (with a loft in the room) and strangely enough the sheets for the bed were the exact match of our sheets. The gentleman (lets call him Mr. Myers) made us breakfast of sausages, bacon, hash browns, and asked us if we wanted some eggs too, which we didn't with all the other food there. We enjoyed talking with him, he had lots of great stories to share. Oh, we got a discount on the room too. They give bikers a discount.. yeah... go Myers. George enjoyed riding on wider roads in IL and drivers were nice enough to give him plenty of space today, at one point a local driving in a pickup drove along side of him asking questions about where he is going and where did he come from. Surprisingly hilly course, again as we hit the Ozarks (a smaller mountain chain that runs West to East). New firsts today.... George, the mountain goat, had to walk two of the very very steep hills (no switch backs here) but he also hit 40 mph going downhill (George did not think that this bike could hit that speed, previously he hit 38 mph three times going down the Alps). I had a repeat of yesterday.... hope that changes soon. My tailbone was doing well last two days but seem to have a set back today. I just gotta keep hanging in there.
We went from Marion, KY to Simpson, IL.
Total Miles: 60
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