Casey to Vandalia Illinois- 63 miles and a measly 1000 ft of elevation gain. Got a group photo in the largest mailbox in the world, in Casey, before heading Westward. It was flat today, and a little tailwind from the North/Northeast. Started out in the 50s and got into the 60s, blue sky, not much traffic. If all days could be like this!! We got to camp before the support van! Average speed for Than and I was 16 mph- we were cooking. First stop for us was Teutopolis- a cute little town- they had a volunteer cookout going on for disabled vets, though it was only 10:30, they opened up for us and I got a burger, some chips and a Pepsi. Second breakfast! Enjoyed eating on some open tables as more of our group showed up. No need to hurry today- the wind was our friend! Then a stop in Effingham just a couple miles down the road at Joe Sippers coffee shop for a nice fresh coffee with Than and Deb. Real nice hangout place for the locals. Then stopped in Altamont for lunch in front of the Dr. Charles Wright house museum- a grand old Victorian house built back in the day and now a museum. We were still mainly following route 40 West but fortunately got off that route often to bike in the farm land on lesser used roads. Relatively flat compared to our Ohio experience. Still a lot of farms, but big farms here with a lot of acreage. Beautiful ride today. Oh, and we have passed the 1000 miles mark! So we will be celebrating with a bit of champagne tonight!
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Biking across the USA with Mike 
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