On my way to Ash Grove I met these two riding from Florida to British
Columbia Canada. They've done a bunch of long rides and were real nice.

49.7 miles today to Ash Grove, MO where the VFW is no longer bike
friendly, so I'm camping in the rain.

65 miles today to Marshfield, MO. They got one of these things.

You give him shifty eyes like this.

This was a wacky pit stop.

44.3 miles.
Camping at Emmit Kelly Park on Houston, MO.

44.4 miles. I'm at Eminence, MO. Lots of sports cars. I took in
burnout contest and adjurned to my tent.

46.3 miles to Centerville, MO.

Today I started hitting the Ozark Mountains, they aren’t that bad. I’m at a library, it’s 2 days with no phone, if I catch some wifi I’ll post some photos.

Today I hit a storm that made any other rain I’ve had so far feel like a drizzle. I literally couldn’t ride and the wind was ripping the bike out of my hands. Luckily this guy let me in his place and everyone there turned out to be a bunch of fun. I owe them a post card from California.

After an hour or so it cleared up. Also I rescued 2 more turtles from certain death.

Today I'm staying in Farmington, MO. 49.4 miles. They have an all you
can eat china buffet that I stayed at til they asked me nicely to leave.

It's been a masacre out here, but today I finally saved one! This
little guy was right in the middle of the road. I took him down this
gravel road and then brought him a ways into some woods. It made my day.