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89 milerrrrr
Happy to be in Illinois that's for sure, but man they must have the worst roads we have hit yet. I don't think we even turned once today. It was just straight cornfields and every 30 miles or so we would hit a little town. So painfully boring. To further the painstaking ride, there was so much crap and tar in the shoulder it was like you were playing Mario Cart and trying to dodge all of the bananas. Ugh. We were happy to have that ride done thats for sure...
We made great time and because of the time zone change, technically had first "lunch" at 8 am (gotta love 4 am wake up calls...) We rolled into Illinois pretty early in the morning and were excited for the new state sign (see below...)
Elise and I entering Illinois!
So what's in Effingham you may wonder? Well, Effingham happens to be home of the country's second largest cross. (So so weird) It is a steel structure that stands 198 feet tall and is literally between a cornfield and the interstate. You can even press buttons on the little displays around the cross and someone reads the ten commandments. Unreal.
Check out the Bike & Builders in the pic for some perspective....
We had another dinner at the church tonight. 89 miles today, 89 tomorrow. Love waking up at 4...ugh. Springfield, here we come!
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