Springfield,IL to Champaign, IL 87.2 miles Well I made it to rest day 4 out of 5. I am now in Champaign, IL and am happy to say still EFI for the trip (I have ridden every foot and inch so far). Believe it or not we have only 15 ride days left to the…

Quincy, IL to Springfield, IL 107.31 miles Well today was a long day for me. Not a bad day, just a long day. Depending how you look at things it went like this:- I got a little behind at breakfast as it was served and not the usual self service. I realized I had not filled…

Kirksville, MO to Quincy, IL 75 miles Well today or more accurately last night we found out that one of our riders had an accident on the road yesterday and was airlifted to the University of Missouri hospital in Columbia MO. I was ahead of Mike Two (my name for Mike S) and the other…

Chillicothe, MO to Kirksville, MO. 75 miles Today I thought I would suck in my stomach and give Subway some free marketing. As most of you know Deirdre has spent pretty much most of her entire working life with Subway. First working for a well known Development Agent (DA) then with Corporate as Head of…

St Joseph, MO to Chillicothe, MO 87 miles Another day and all is good with the world again. It’s always been the same with me since I was a kid, go to bed and get a good nights sleep and see what its like in the morning. My mother instilled this mentality into me and…

I was lucky enough to get to Abilene, Kansas this week to catch up with Chris on his third rest day. It was good to see my fella. He looks good and feels good. Yes, he’s pretty tired but his spirits are good. There is no ‘give up’ in my Hubster, none! As I said…

Topeka, KS to St. Joseph, MO 84 miles Well this is the real test. The middle section, the rolling hills, the long miles. I knew when I was over analyzing this trip (as I do with everything) that this part was going to be the tough section for me. The first third of the journey…

Abilene, KS to Topeka, KS 105.6 miles So unfortunately this is another one of those, I have to make this quick posts. Today’s ride was long, hot and to be honest tiring. However I also have to say it was a beautiful day, scenic ride and quiet roads so all in all another good day…

Rest Day – Abilene, KS 0 miles Oh the joy of a day off. However with nowhere to cycle today I was at a bit of a loss first thing of what to do. Deirdre was up early for a call to the UK followed by doing my washing so I wandered around aimlessly with…

Great Bend, KS to McPherson, KS 64.53 miles As Dinah Washington, Rod Stewart or Ami Winhouse (depending on your age) might say, ‘What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours’. Yes the Yang returned to equal the Ying of yesterday and life is good again. I was shattered yesterday and to be honest was…