15 June 2012 Chester IL to Farmington MO 47 miles (TransAm 1,266) I’m still Googling fun facts about Illinois and posting more Popeye photos when I realize Gina has already crossed into the fourth state on this TransAm trip: Missouri. The Show Me State. Show me what? I wonder. Gina might be thinking “Show me …
14 June 2012 Carbondale to Chester IL 54 miles (TransAm 1,219) Before she left on this TransAm ride, I would have said Gina had a stature more similar to Olive Oyl than Popeye: But after 1,200 miles of pedaling, things have changed: Welcome to Chester, Illinois, home of Popeye the Sailor Man! According to Wikipedia, …
13 June 2012 Carbondale IL 0 miles (TransAm 1,165) Another layover day. I write that as if there had been hundreds of layover days, but this is actually only the third day in 25 on the road where the bicycle odometer reads “0.” Gina is insistent that a layover day does not mean a rest …
12 June 2012 Dixon Springs State Park to Carbondale IL 55 miles (TransAm 1,165) Gina does not have very many photos from today’s ride, the result of her personal challenge this morning to keep up with The Boys. Keeping up with The Boys means not stopping every 10 miles for pastries or pictures. This challenge …
11 June 2012 Marion KY to Dixon Springs State Park IL 48 miles (TransAm 1,110) Illinois. The Prairie State. Home of the first franchised McDonald’s. Now this is Gina’s kind of state. Across the border our TransAmmers rode today. On a ferry, that is, crossing over via the Ohio River. They won’t be spending much …