Flatter Lands

So we first went to Hannibal, MO. It was a nice, flat ride for the first half. On the second half three big mountains came out of nowhere. But there was an amazing view of the Mississippi River on the top of one of the mountains. We then passed by the cafes of Mark Twain. We were able to go in and check out about a mile of the caves and hear some great stories of Mark Twain. The church we stayed with cooked us an amazing BBQ dinner and a perfect breakfast.


We then rode to Moberly, MO where I was on Sweep. I am not a big fan of Sweep but it does get me to slow down. Ryan F, Steven and I rode together the whole way. We had lunch at Mark Twain Lake and then rode through a little rain. We caught up with a few people at a fireworks shop that just got $150 of fireworks donated for our fourth of July party. We stayed in a church cafe place for high schoolers.

On the fourth of July, my mom sent me some decorations that I shared with some people.

It was a great ride with Sonya & Nate. We rode 92 miles at a great pace. The town's main water line burst the night before. We rode in uncertain if we were going to get a shower or not. Luckily they fixed the pipe 2 hours before our arrival. We still had to get water outside of town because the water wasn't safe to drink. The fireworks show was pretty cool. The group of people that got the fireworks donated put on a nice little show for the group. It was a fun time with everyone. It was kinda funny when I saw Sonya with the group med kit. It's like she was expecting something to happen... Strange...

The yesterday we rode into Lawrence where we have 2 build days. One nice little perk is that we are staying in a hotel. WE HAVE BEDS. And not just any hotel. The local Marriott donated 6 rooms to us for the 3 nights we are staying here. THANK YOU MARRIOTT!!! Today was the first of two build days. We were able to put up all the trusses for the roof, wrapped the house and put up most of the siding. A very accomplishing day that we will get to continue tomorrow.