Day #11:Kellog, IA to Indianapolis, IN
OUR LAST DAY! This morning was a warm one, since we knew there wasn't food in the area, we had planned on heading up the road before breakfast. As we packed away our humidity filled tents a fellow camper stopped by. We asked about food and he suggested that we take US 6 to Gillete, which was about 10-15 miles in the direction we were heading.
By this time we had our camp packing routine pretty much down, and we got out of there at a pretty good time. We headed up the road to Gillete where we found gas was about $.20 cheeper and we had seen in days. We ate at McDonalds, again... and filled up the tanks. Unfortunately there isn't too much to write about on these last few days. Much like the first two days, the terrain is flat and boring.
The heat came up again, and we both knew the end of the day would be the end of the trip. This fact, I think, made the day not as enjoyable as the rest. Just before we entered Indiana we noticed a pretty good looking rain storm. As the sprinkles fell we stopped to gear-up. This turned out to be a good idea, since less than 1 mile up the road, the rains poured from the heavens. This was a huge rain, second only to our first in Pueblo CO. I guess you could consider it a welcome home so to speak. Today I had to ride without music, because the mount for my XMradio had finally broken on the 10th day. This was good time for reflecting on the trip, and life. I had plenty of think about it too.
The day ended at about 6pm when I got home. I put the bike away and rested inside the cool house.
I will soon be posting a reflection piece on this trip. Look for this to come in the next few days...
Thanks for reading!
-matt-
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