Day 8

I just heard from Bob and he called today a two nap day! It was his hardest ride of the trip so far. He headed north today and unfortunately he had unrelenting winds right on his nose, straight out of the north, at 25 mph with grueling arduous hills. He still managed to get 61 miles in but it sounded rough, averaging only 14 mph and sometimes as slow as 8 mph uphill and only 20 mph going down some hills straight into the wind. He said the shoulder was almost non-existent for much of his day and there were more trucks and traffic so that added to the difficulty. Sherrie asked Bob if he thought he'd have turned back if this is what he faced on Day 1 and I think the verdict is still out on the answer!

Bob is now roughly half way through his trip, a pretty big milestone if you ask me!

He's spending the night in Red Oak, Iowa and tomorrow he'll be heading north another 25 miles or so and then beginning his eastward trek down highway 92 through Iowa where he will eventually be able to rid over some of the beautiful covered bridges seen in Bridges of Madison County. He expects there to be more hills to conquer throughout Iowa and hopefully once he gets a little further east, the winds will ease up a bit.