Farmington, MO to Ellington, MO - 61.81 miles
Back to the Bauhaus Kaffee before we hit the road for a breakfast sandwhich and coffee... great coffee. We checked out the map and swallowed our nerves as we crawled further into the Ozarks. We passed through the Mark Twain National forest early in the morning.
Nothing to incredible to speak of in terms of hill climbs, though its what we did all day. The hard had suffered a severe windstorm the week proir that had left considerable damage.
We couldn't have arrived at Ellington soon enough as the heat really started to crank. We rode to the local park where we anticipated staying but figured the night would be better faired in a motel. Between the heat and humidity, you barely sleep and dont feel refreshed in the morning which only hurts your next day's ride. I didn't mind paying the $11 for the room as I sat on the bed in the A/C watching the heat advisory on the weather channel which again had our location at a heat index of 105.
I had 3 milkshakes today, one while riding and two across the street from the motel, which was convenient to say the least. Then we climbed into the river behind the motel to cool off, throw the frisbee and attempt to catch one of the hudreds of tadpols that were swimming with us. Feel asleep nicely in artificial 60 degree air... nice.
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