This morning we woke up bright and early, ready for another century day to get to the outskirts of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. After packing our stuff into our bags and heading out to the car- we realized how unlikely that would be. There was thunder and lightning strikes every few seconds- and the rain was pouring down. Ed and Jerry made the executive decision to try and wait out the storm- and, gladly, the boys went back to their beds for an hour and a half. The storm had subsided, and the sun was shining as if nothing had happened that morning. We hopped on the bikes and set off, planning on getting to Van Buren, MO because of our late start. About 7 miles in, Matthew got his second flat of the trip, and his first in almost 1000 miles. Quickly repairing that, we got back on the highway headed through Willow Springs. After going about 28 miles, we stopped in a town where we got some breakfast and set back on our way with 42 miles left to go. We took our last break at about 50 miles- where the temperature was hovering around 90-91 degrees. Finally, arriving at our hotel- we planned the next few routes, as well as the route to cross the Mississippi tomorrow. For those of you who haven’t heard, the bridge that we were planning to cross over has been hit by a barge, and it’s closed down to the general public. Gratefully, Ed made a few calls and it looks like they’re going to let JUST us over the bridge because the nearest other option would be about 100 miles out of our way.
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