Marion IL

Today we had a short yet long day heading to Marion, IL. We had to make a few stops after setting out from Chester, saying goodbye to our newly good friend Volker, who we hope to somehow see again along our trip. But we first stopped in Murphysboro, which was some 42 miles out. The path took us along the Mississippi river levee, which had some decent views of the river, but was mostly farmland. There was nothing but corn for miles and miles, with roads designed around the crops. After hitting Murphysboro however, we headed to our next stop, Carbondale, where we needed to have our bikes serviced. This took much longer than expected, so we ended up spending close to an hour there! But eventually we left, and reached the pseudo promise land of Marion. Tomorrow is a much awaited rest day, that we are both very happy to see arrive.