We went to bed really early last night, but were woken up during the night because it was pouring rain. That lasted for a good portion of the night, luckily our tent is good at keeping us dry! We got a pretty late start this morning, which was fine because today was our planned rest day. After we got the camp all packed up, we rode across the street to the grocery store to buy some cereal and milk. By about 10:30 we were on the road riding towards Mt. Carroll. We rode down 52 for almost the entire ride, which was very enjoyable. There was a huge shoulder all the way from Dixon to Polo, and there was hardly any traffic the entire way. When we got closer to Mt. Carroll, the traffic picked up slightly, but almost everyone gave us plenty of room. It stayed in the upper 60s today, which was perfect riding weather. Although it was cloudy again today, we were lucky not to see any rain! We only rode for 3 and a half hours today before reaching the Warm Showers host we would stay with. Our hosts, Larry and Laura own an old historic hotel, and have a boutique on the lower level with all sorts of adorable things. Joey and I had our own hotel room with a shower, microwave, and comfy bed. Our room was so homey and beautiful; they even have a cat, Buttons, who is super friendly, which made my day! After we showered, we walked around the villiage and stopped at the library to use the computers for a few minutes. When we returned, we enjoyed coctails on the front patio with our hosts. Laura and a few of her friends were having a purse party in the botique later that evening which they invited me to attend. It was a lot of fun spending a little time with just ladies! We drank some wine, admired all the purses and bags, and enjoyed some very tasty snacks. Since Joe and I hadn't really eaten lunch, we decided to go out to eat. Larry suggested going down to the end of the block to a little restaurant called Charlie's for "some of the best burgers around." We each had a burger and split some fries; joe had his usual bacon cheeseburger and I tried something new: a pizza burger! (it was delicious!!!) After dinner we headed back to the hotel and talked with family for a few before hitting the sack. We rode only 37.86 miles today, since it was our rest day.