Crossing the Mississippi

We made it to Chester, IL today, which is across the Mississippi and into Illinois. Missouri ended as it started, with spectacular (read very tough and steep) hills. We thought we had hit the last one, then there would be one more hill to prove us wrong. Finally by about 6:00 pm we crossed the Mississippi into Illinois.

Chester, where we finished for the evening, is located up on a bluff overlooking the river. Lewis and Clark came through here is 1803 on their famous expedition. Our arrival was announced with not quite as much fanfare, but was satisfying nonetheless.

We travelled again today with Volker, our German cyclist, from the Johnson Shut Ins state park. It was a good day all in all with about 80 miles covered.

We also crossed the $5000 mark in funds raised for WaterAid, thank you to each of our friends and family who have donated!