After the wasted afternoon on day 14 we were relieved to reach the Ohio River and border to Illinois by midday on day 15 we were even more relieved to cross over into our fourth state of the journey to find that it was flat.
Having previously said that we'd make the best of good terrain/weather we got our heads down and managed to peddle on for our second 100 plus mile day.
It was an afternoon sharing the road with some of the 17,000 Harley Davidson bikers that had amassed in Southern Illinois for a festival that weekend. We got a chance to chat to a few whilst refuelling at a service station, talk about being on the road, compare bikes etc. Having previously feared our skin-tight outfits might have been a bit too much of an eyeful for that leather-clad bunch we were relieved that they looked beyond the sweat wicking hot-pants and we were soon accepted - the lycra wasn't fooling anyone. They knew we were bad boi!
By early evening we arrived at our destination, ate "the best Ribs in the US" (justly described by bon appetite magazine), were treated to a few drinks as we told them we'd chosen the route to sample their world famous pork products and ended up being adopted by some bar staff and taken out for a night on the tiles.
Probably not a good idea to roll into bed at 3 am after a night of Red Rook beer and Jack Daniels Whiskey but we'd had a great day and felt it was deserved.
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Hey guys,
This is Kendra from 17th St. Bar and Grill in Murphysboro. I was looking through an old purse the other day and found your website. What you did was purely incredible! Hope you guys had a blast with your trip. All of us here in down-home southern Illinois invite you back any time. Good luck on any future jouneys you encounter. It was great to meet you.
Peace, Love and BBQ,
Kendra
klhicks5@gmail.com
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