We woke up around our same time, (which was really an hour earlier because of the time change) made some oatmeal, and hit the road. The weather was beautiful this morning. We rode for about 25 miles before deciding to stop for lunch. There was a Save A Lot in Kout where we picked up spaghetti and sauce for lunch, and a couple snacks. Little did we know, but we should have continued to ride a little farther before stopping for lunch. When we got back on the road from lunch, it was VERY windy. The wind was blowing from the south so we were being pushed all over the shoulder, which wasn't much of a shoulder. Nonetheless, we still got our miles in. Although I have put on sunscreen everyday, and have re-applied it a couple times almost every day, my legs continue to burn. Halfway through the day I noticed that the left side of my left leg that is the most burnt started to blister a little. This makes me a little nervous since it is only Day 10 and I don't think my sunburn ever blistered on the last tour. Since yesterday, we had been riding on very flat ground; but once we came within 7 miles of the Illinois border, the ground started to roll a little. When we reached the last town before the border, we stopped at McDonald's for the internet again. We split one of the any size for a dollar sodas and I had a dollar menu vanilla ice cream cone. Today was kind of a disappointment in the fact that when we rode into Illinois there was no sign to take a picture by. We were also planning on re-taking our Indiana sign picture. When I loaded the pictures onto our tablet I realized that I look like I'm walking in the Indiana and Michigan sign pics, I misjudged how long the self timer took after the beep. Oh well, those are the joys of using a different camera I guess and like Joey says, missing signs and having a bad picture or two is "all part of the experience." We should be able to take an Illinois state sign picture on the way out, so I am not too worried. We made camp in a partially wooded area across from the fair grouds in Peotone, IL. After making some mac and cheese, we cleaned up and went to bed. Our miles totaled 73.24 today.
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