From Springfield, KY to Sonora KY - ~77 miles
we had planned to get up and out early, but when our alarm went off, there was a substantial amount of rain hitting our tent. so we decided that we would sleep a little longer while we waited for the rain to subside. we finally got up at about 6:45 and got the tent packed up. we quickly headed over to the grocery store across the street…got some muffins, bananas, and Gatorade…ate some breakfast and then got on the road.
we knocked out about 25 miles without too much trouble and then decided to stop for a late breakfast/early lunch. we found a place called huddle house, which was like a waffle house…and we ate more food than two normal human beings should really ever eat. and the crazy part, is that what we ordered was one menu item that we shared…i can’t imagine one person eating it. we ate 3 eggs, loaded hashbrowns, bacon, sausage, country fried steak with gravy, biscuits and gravy, grits, toast, and a waffle. needless to say, when we got back on the bikes, we weren’t in the best of shape for riding.
we stopped mid-afternoon to get some ice in our waters and to grab a cold treat as we were getting pretty hot. after a short stop at a gas station convenience store, we got our waters loaded with ice and got ready to get back on the bikes. as we were just about ready to leave the parking lot, two guys in a truck swung in to the parking lot just to see where we were headed. they asked us about where we had been, where we were going, and gave us some positive insight into where we were hoping to camp for the night. they then told us they were off to see if they could pull a catfish out of a log (otherwise known as noodling…catching a catfish with your bare hand). i guess that is what they do in these parts for some saturday afternoon fun.
we decided that we would try to make it to sonora, ky for the evening and see if we could find someone there that would allow us to put up a tent. just before we got into sonora, we pasted over interstate 65 which seemed like the closest to home that we had been, as interstate 65 goes through lafayette, in which is where purdue is where we both went to college.
as we rolled through sonora we were looking for someone to ask about camping…and as we were just about what looked like through the town, we saw a woman out walking in front of her house. so we rolled up and asked her if she knew of any place in town where cyclist can put up a tent. she said that sometimes people camp behind the church that was next door to her house. she told us to pull into her driveway and she would go inside and call the pastor and see if it was alright if we stayed there for the night. she came out a few moments later and said that it would be just fine if we stayed there…and then she said that we should come back over to her house and take a shower at her place. so we quickly took our bikes over behind the church, grabbed our clothes, and came back over to her house to take a shower. we took turns taking showers and talking to the woman. She was super nice…great to talk to. she lived alone, but her daughter, son-in-law and 2 of her grandchildren were coming over before too long. after we finished our showers, she insisted that we also wash our clothes, so we were able to get all of our clothes washed as well! man, what an amazing blessing that lady was.
after a little more time spent with her, we went back over to the church, got our tent set up, cycled back up to the gas station to grab some subway, came back and quickly ate our food, and then climbed into the tent to call it a night. we will see how the sleeping goes tonight…it is hot and humid to say the least. it is going to be a sticky one!
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