Day 30

Kirksville, MO to Quincy, IL -- 75 miles Today's ride was windy to put it mildy but it was an exciting day, in my opinion, for three reasons. Reason number one: we crossed our 7Th state line from Missouri into Illinois; reason number two: we crossed the Mississippi River and we're now in the Eastern part of the U.S. which means we're that much closer to Boston; and reason number three: we've surpassed the 2,000 mile mark of our ride. I can hardly believe we've ridden over 2,000 miles on our bicycles in exactly four weeks today (happy anniversary to us). I rode most of the ride today with my friend, Janie Bender from New Jersey (she's a HUGE Rutgers fan). Janie, by the way, is the only female in our group who has ridden every single mile of the trip so far. She's still an EFI-er. Remember what that means from an earlier email? It stands for "every fabulous inch" -- or insert your favorite adjective that begins with the letter "f" -- I'm not in this group anymore, by the way! We're in Quincy, Illinois tonight and we rode in on the most beautiful street of gorgeous old homes I've ever seen. It's Sunday and we've got to rest up well because we have 107 miles to do tomorrow when we ride from Quincy to Springfield. It will be a long day. Join us in praying for a tailwind.