Dixion springs IL- Carbondale,IL
Miles: it was intended to be a 50 mile day, bryn and I had a 60 mile day
Sleep: econolodge hotel
Temp: 100s
Weather: hot, dry heat
Today was a great day, with an early navigation mistake we still had a fantastic day. Bryn and I missed a turn and we ended up a bout 5 miles past the turn so instead of going back (we decided to never turn back, just to find a new rout) we ended up taking the highway for a little bit. It wasn't as bad as we thought. We ended up going 21 mph on the highway. After our detour we got right back on track. Illinois is full of lakes. we passed devils kitchen lake and wanted to jump in but couldn't find a place to get in. The next lake we ran into we jumped in the first chance we got. it was wonderful! We went in with all of our cycling clothes on. It was so nice we ended up spending about 45 min there relaxing. When we got back on the road I was almost all dry. We were pleasantly suprised to realize that we were only 10 miles away from our camp for the night. When we got to our hotel our priorities were shower, food , hangout. We were all slightly zombielike while watching tv. It's nice spending the night In a bed. Tomorow is a rest day. it's nice to have a day away from long rides.
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