Day 27 May 25th Havana – Gibson City Il

 

I woke @ 5:00 & cleaned up my campsite & headed for the McDonalds for breakfast. I met a young McDonalds worker who was a former high school runner that was asking lots of questions about my ride. He asked how many calories I burned a day ( good question) & what I ate to sustain my energy? My answer was everything & anything! I wish I had better answers. As I set here tonight I am watching the Weather Channel showing a very large tornado going through Solomon Ks a town I passed through 7 days ago. With all the weather that I have fought on this trip I have managed to stay one step ahead of the real bad stuff. Today called for bad storms along my route that was one reason I wanted to get an early start today. More so than the storms, I really wanted to beat the heat of the day & the forcast high winds. I beat neither! The road today was 77 miles of the straightest road you have ever seen. Not one turn the whole way! With few towns & few services along the way I managed to find a shade tree & ate my lunch of peanut butter & jelly on flat bread, banana & water. I fought a stiff quartering headwind that got stronger as the day went on. The temp reached 92 degrees & unlike the 103 days in the dessert, this stuff makes you sweat. But @ the 77 mile mark I turned northeast on rt 54 for the last 18 miles with the largest tailwind I have had yet. It was like magic. I made my way into the town of Gibson City & settled into the ONLY hotel around for miles. This place will no doubt receive the prize for the worst place I have ever stayed, hands down. I will not go into the details as there is no way my description could do it justice. OK one detail – I had to plunger the plugged toilet, & clean the shower. And it’s the first time I wore my Crocks shoes in a hotel shower!

95 miles in today & 52 miles from the Indiana border. A strong day tomo will have me a good way across Indiana & it still looks like the Pa border the first of next week. Make sure to keep Justin in your prayers & keep the kind donations coming.