We started our day in Ackley, IA and proceeded with our normal morning ritual: fill bellies, fill water bottles, hit the road. Convenience stores are often key to our days as they provide us with water and coveted ice on…
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Day 50! This was the official beginning of week 8 for us and we were thrilled to be cycling in Illinois. We were also excited to have Jess’ brother Jake along for the ride; giving him a glimpse of what…
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Kyle and Jake were kind enough to drop us off in Mt Morris the following morning so we could keep our miles accurate. No cheating on this trip for us! The boys decided to drive onto the next town and…
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Today was an exciting day, we were headed to Chicago! Mike was kind enough to provide us with breakfast, and even bought us coffee; or in my case chai tea, one of my favorite things in the world which I…
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Not having taken any days off cycling since Sioux City we decided to keep our bikes parked in Angel’s backyard in Mishawaka, IN for the day. It ended up being a lazy day of food making, Disney movie watching and…
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