Left at Suzane and Phils at 8 ish after they cooked me a homemade 'Egg McMuffin', slightly healthier than the McDonalds version.
After a little while on the road I joined the US 34 which would take me all the way to Princeton. A lot of straight line roads, and the shoulder appeared and disappeared at random points along the way. I stopped for lunch, a sandwich, at Sandwich, IL! (I thought it was appropriate)
About halfway through the day I met Margaret. Margaret was an elderly diabetic lady who had dozed off at the wheel and drifted into the opposite lane before nearly hitting a truck, then swerving and braking so that she ended up crossing a ditch and ending up in a corn field. Silly Margaret! She had tried to reverse again but got stuck in the ditch. I stayed with her for about 20 mins whilst the local sheriff arrived, but as it was so far along the road 'local' certainly isn't the word! She was fine, just a little shaken, and her car still ran fine so it just needed a tow. Yet another encounter with American police for me!
From then on the road was pretty much dead straight, with a few wide S-bends thrown in every so often. The cracked asphalt and high cornfields were very 'Bruckheimer'. Avoiding the potholes was easier too as the road was fairly quiet.
I found the Days Inn motel in Princeton easily as its right near the interstate. Its a shame that the pool is closed today as I could do with a good swim! I'd spotted an Italian restaurant sign on the way in but when I went to find it they had closed down. This left only a small family restaurant or fast food up this end of town, so I went for the family one and had a big American style burger ('when in Rome...').
There was a 24 hour Walmart across the street from the restaurant and motel so I went to stock up on some supplies.... peanut butter and jelly mainly!
Miles today: 95.5
Total miles: 1024.3
After a little while on the road I joined the US 34 which would take me all the way to Princeton. A lot of straight line roads, and the shoulder appeared and disappeared at random points along the way. I stopped for lunch, a sandwich, at Sandwich, IL! (I thought it was appropriate)
About halfway through the day I met Margaret. Margaret was an elderly diabetic lady who had dozed off at the wheel and drifted into the opposite lane before nearly hitting a truck, then swerving and braking so that she ended up crossing a ditch and ending up in a corn field. Silly Margaret! She had tried to reverse again but got stuck in the ditch. I stayed with her for about 20 mins whilst the local sheriff arrived, but as it was so far along the road 'local' certainly isn't the word! She was fine, just a little shaken, and her car still ran fine so it just needed a tow. Yet another encounter with American police for me!
From then on the road was pretty much dead straight, with a few wide S-bends thrown in every so often. The cracked asphalt and high cornfields were very 'Bruckheimer'. Avoiding the potholes was easier too as the road was fairly quiet.
I found the Days Inn motel in Princeton easily as its right near the interstate. Its a shame that the pool is closed today as I could do with a good swim! I'd spotted an Italian restaurant sign on the way in but when I went to find it they had closed down. This left only a small family restaurant or fast food up this end of town, so I went for the family one and had a big American style burger ('when in Rome...').
There was a 24 hour Walmart across the street from the restaurant and motel so I went to stock up on some supplies.... peanut butter and jelly mainly!
Miles today: 95.5
Total miles: 1024.3
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