Day #31
September 10, 2007
Symsonia, KY to Hannibal, MO
321 miles today (20,771 - 21,092)
6611 miles total
1 new state today: Missouri
16 states total
Back on the road again! Yahoo!! Today's journey got off to a delayed
start with some last minute, unexpected plumbing issues. Took a
little less than 3 hours, but it got resolved so I could get on the way.
The temp early today was 75 degrees and the humidity was 95%!
Miserable. Just standing outside I was sweating. The air was like
syrup. It was going to be warm in leather!
I pulled out about 11:30. Not having ridden consistently for nearly
3 weeks, I was a little concerned about my skills. Going down the
road, pulling the trailer, I was getting the feeling I had forgotten
how to ride. The skills sure deteriorate quickly! I was really on
guard for animals, road hazards and idiots. It took about an hour
to really feel like I was in control again, but I stayed sharp, looking
for hazards all day.
I crossed the Ohio at Cairo, IL and then later the Mississippi
at Cape Girardeau, MO. I had lunch at O'Charleys in Cape
Girardeau where the hostess was excited to share the recent
trip her dad took to Yellowstone. One of his buddies went with him
I think she said, and they were gone 2 weeks. I gave her the
blog site address, so maybe I'll hear from him.
Like the day before arriving in Symsonia, my riding today was
primarily on the freeway. I hit St. Louis about 4:15. The traffic
was fast and furious. I really didn't have any problems, but as
I turned west on to I-70 to connect with US 61, I took note of
the dark sky way off in the west. Hmm...will that have an effect
on me I wondered?
I stopped in Moscow Mills to gas up, and then review my map
to see exactly where I might stay tonight. A local guy gave me
some leads on a campground or two, so I headed north, on up 61.
As I got 50 miles out of Hannibal, MO the sky was completely
overcast. By 30 miles out, it was sprinkling. By 20 miles out,
the rain was really coming down. I had to pull off and gear up
with the rain jacket. I should have put my rain pants on, but
thought at the time the chaps would keep my jeans dry. A
couple of truckers confirmed via CB radio that the rain just
continued on for many miles, all the way up into Iowa.
So when I reached Hannibal, MO I called it a day and found
a motel. This is only the 2nd time the rain has driven me
indoors. I did not want to set up in the rain! The weather
is supposed to clear tomorrow, and I wanted to keep all my
gear dry.
The goal tomorrow will be to get up into Iowa, near Anamosa,
where the Nat'l Motorcycle Museum is located.
Monday, September 10, 2007
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