That's right - I've crossed over into the central timezone now!
More corn! But I didn't care, because today I enjoyed a decent tailwind, finally! It really raises your spirits when you can cruise at 16-18mph instead of cranking to do 12. About half way into the day it turned into a crosswind, but hey, I was more than happy with what I got.
This section of the route was very... remote. I found myself going through 20-25 miles sections at a time before hitting a small town with like 1 gas station. Had to stock up on some extra water as I was going right though it in the afternoon before I could get to the next town. I actually had to deviate a few miles out of the way to hit a town with a CVS so I could get some more contact solution, as I had run out of it yesterday and didn't realize how little the towns where that I would be going through today.
I finished the day crossing over into Illinois (state #5) and sleeping in the mayor's office in Iroquois, IL. I called earlier that day to see if I could sleep in the park like it said on my map, and Mayor Karr told me he would leave his office in the park unlocked and to feel free to use the shower there and to help myself to some cold beverages in the fridge! I noticed I wasn't the first person to spend the night in his office as he had a book just full of thank you notes from previous cyclists passing through that got to spend a night inside with a warm shower.
After showering, I walked across the street to the only restaurant/bar in the town and had a beer and some dinner. The woman tending bar / cooking the food / doing everything had a lot of stories about cyclists stopping through, including a group of 27 cyclists that came through a few weeks ago (complete with a support van) that showed up hungry while she was the only one working. Full of food, I walked back to the office and passed out for the night.
Start: Fletcher, IN
End: Iroquois, IL
Distance: 82.48 miles
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