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Chicago Heights to Chicago, IL 05-17-2026 Day 37

We had a fantastic dinner last night at Scrementi’s in Steger. This Italian restaurant is legendary in this part of the far south suburbs. I think it was the first “real meal” I’ve had on the trip. Yes, there were some good Mexican and burger joints, but they don’t stand …

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Dwight to Chicago Heights, IL 05-16-2026 Day 36

When we got up, it was still raining and the wind was blowing hard. We went down to the lobby to get our breakfast. We had a lot of toast, coffee, juice and cereal. The latest weather information we had showed the rain would be ending soon. We took our …

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Normal to Dwight, IL 05-15-2026 Day 35

It had rained overnight and things were a little wet when we awoke. We knew it was going to be a short …

Springfield to Normal, IL 05-14-2026 Day 34

It was a cool sunny morning and the wind was not supposed to be our enemy today. There was a breeze from …

Litchfield to Springfield, IL 05-13-2026 Day 33

It was a sunny morning and we were on the road at 7:10 AM. Although it was 56 degrees, the wind was …

St. Louis, MO to Litchfield, IL 05-12-2026 Day 32

What a great day today has been. From a riding perspective, maybe the best so far. It didn’t start that way. Our …

Sullivan to St. Louis, MO 05-11-2026 Day 31

Breakfast was better than I expected. It turns out I didn’t need to get my own milk or banana yesterday. The protein …

St. Robert to Sullivan, MO 05-10-2026 Day 30

We were up early as usual and got through the breakfast items we bought at Walmart, since our hotel was only offering …

Strafford to St. Robert, MO 05-09-2026 Day 29

Today’s breakfast was a combination of last night’s calzone and whatever was available in our “continental breakfast”. It did not include eggs …

Carthage to Strafford, MO 05-08-2026 Day 28

Hard to believe we have been on the road now for 4 weeks! The forecast was looking good. The donuts that Ken …

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