Pilot Knob, MO to Nickerson, KS
Sorry about the long wait for updates, we haven't had internet access for a while. Whew, where to start? The last week of riding in Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas was quite eventful. We started out in Pilot Knob, where Tyler randomly met the mother of Robin's lab partner at West Point. The invited us over for dinner at their house with some awesome cornflake chicken and chocolate brownies. Terence attempted to remain still for as long as he possible so that a hummingbird to land on him, but that turned out to only be about 15 seconds. We also got introduced to catfish feeding, which was quite intriguing.
The next day we journeyed to Eminence, MO, where we swam in the Current and Jacks Forks Rivers. They were both amazingly clear and pretty cold. We stayed at the Arrowhead Campground in Eminence, which generously donated accommodations for the night. The bus got stuck very briefly on Second St. in Eminence, but a local tow truck operator managed to come by and winch out the bus.
After Eminence, we made our way to Hartville, MO, where we hit our first big storm of the trip. We were setting up our tents on the courthouse lawn when a friendly resident came by and told us that a monster storm was coming and we should take them down. We quickly took down the tents and took refuge in the Subway restaurant across the street. The storm turned out to be as big as promised, with winds so strong they opened and closed the door of the Subway. Our tents didn't blow away, but the big tent got soaked, so Jon, Robin, and Tyler ended up sleeping in the local laundromat while drying out their sleeping bags and sleeping pads.
After weathering the storm in Hartville, we went on to Ash Grove, which had a really nice swimming pool where we practiced our diving. We also met a really nice lady who loaned us a book on the history of the Ash Grove bank.
From Ash Grove, we crossed over into Kansas, where we spent two days in beautiful Pittsburg, KS. We became famous by appearing on local television station KOAM's 1o o'clock news. We also managed to catch a movie due to some good samaritans who drove us to and from the movie theater, which was a couple of miles away. The second night we were in Pittsburg, a big thunderstorm blew in. The thunder and lightning kept us up almost all night, so we got off to a late start the next day.
We spent the 4th of July in Chanute, KS. We felt like we were in a war zone, fireworks were going off all over the place. A number of local residents recognized us from our appearance on KOAM news though, which was pretty cool.
In Eureka, KS, Tyler's friend Rebekah came to visit us. All seven of us piled into her SUV with her dog Geronimo to grab some dinner at a local restaurant. The food was pretty good and definitely very filling. Tyler and Rebekah slept outside for the night ;).
Finally, we journeyed to Newton, KS, where we had really nice accommodations at the Best Western. They donated three rooms, which gave us plenty of room to spread out and relax. Jerry joined the ride on the way into Newton and used his fresh legs to set a strong pace into Newton. Tyler and Jon journeyed into Wichita, our first big city sighting in the west. They went to a bike shop called Bicycle X-Change with some really friendly staff who outfitted us with new water bottles and other bike parts.
Now we're in Nickerson, KS, the library is about to close so we've gotta go, but we'll write more again soon...
The next day we journeyed to Eminence, MO, where we swam in the Current and Jacks Forks Rivers. They were both amazingly clear and pretty cold. We stayed at the Arrowhead Campground in Eminence, which generously donated accommodations for the night. The bus got stuck very briefly on Second St. in Eminence, but a local tow truck operator managed to come by and winch out the bus.
After Eminence, we made our way to Hartville, MO, where we hit our first big storm of the trip. We were setting up our tents on the courthouse lawn when a friendly resident came by and told us that a monster storm was coming and we should take them down. We quickly took down the tents and took refuge in the Subway restaurant across the street. The storm turned out to be as big as promised, with winds so strong they opened and closed the door of the Subway. Our tents didn't blow away, but the big tent got soaked, so Jon, Robin, and Tyler ended up sleeping in the local laundromat while drying out their sleeping bags and sleeping pads.
After weathering the storm in Hartville, we went on to Ash Grove, which had a really nice swimming pool where we practiced our diving. We also met a really nice lady who loaned us a book on the history of the Ash Grove bank.
From Ash Grove, we crossed over into Kansas, where we spent two days in beautiful Pittsburg, KS. We became famous by appearing on local television station KOAM's 1o o'clock news. We also managed to catch a movie due to some good samaritans who drove us to and from the movie theater, which was a couple of miles away. The second night we were in Pittsburg, a big thunderstorm blew in. The thunder and lightning kept us up almost all night, so we got off to a late start the next day.
We spent the 4th of July in Chanute, KS. We felt like we were in a war zone, fireworks were going off all over the place. A number of local residents recognized us from our appearance on KOAM news though, which was pretty cool.
In Eureka, KS, Tyler's friend Rebekah came to visit us. All seven of us piled into her SUV with her dog Geronimo to grab some dinner at a local restaurant. The food was pretty good and definitely very filling. Tyler and Rebekah slept outside for the night ;).
Finally, we journeyed to Newton, KS, where we had really nice accommodations at the Best Western. They donated three rooms, which gave us plenty of room to spread out and relax. Jerry joined the ride on the way into Newton and used his fresh legs to set a strong pace into Newton. Tyler and Jon journeyed into Wichita, our first big city sighting in the west. They went to a bike shop called Bicycle X-Change with some really friendly staff who outfitted us with new water bottles and other bike parts.
Now we're in Nickerson, KS, the library is about to close so we've gotta go, but we'll write more again soon...
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