Friday, May 06, 2005

Monday 2/5/05

Really glad we didn't make it to Toronto yesterday, where we would have been camping in the state park looked like it had no facilities plus it would have been 5 miles to town, if you can call it a town. After 40 miles of pedling through open prairie land which was the same through and through (cow, grass, cow, creek) we arrived. The place although having a population of over 500 was as far as we could see deserted, we half expected to see tumble weed blow through.
There were a few cafes there, but they were all shut on lunchtime on a Monday. The bar that used to be there had burnt to the ground and there was one grocery store which stocked nothing substantial. It was a ghost town. However we did find somewhere to eat about five miles out of town, the lizard lips cafe, where we met some cool people. Had lunch and a beer and a long chat with the owners and their daughter and left a couple of hours later. Rode the 20 odd miles to Eureka where we checked into a motel. Their we met the first pair of cross country cyclists yet. They were not doing it as one journey but rather splitting it up into 5 or 6 separate holidays, however they were 65 and 70 so that is fair enough, they were looking in real good shape for their ages.

Kansas is just as we thought - flat and quiet and thats about it really! Thought this photo would sum it up nicely
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