Bike Trip

School ended and the next day I was off on an adventure with Tom, my team-teaching partner in American Studies. On Saturday we spent 70 of 79 miles riding into a steady 20 mph headwind. I have never ridden so hard for so long. We ran into great people along the way, people like the clerk at the Sherrard Casey's who came out and got our water bottles to fill them with cold water because she takes care of bicyclists. As cynical as one can become in our modern era, a trip through the heartland of America can remind you that some things are going well with our country. There are many people who will go out of their way to help. Anyway, we arrived in Muscatine, Iowa around 5 and just laid on the bed of our Super 8 thankful for a safe trip. More later.