It was a wet morning. Lee was shocked that I was able to sleep despite what he claimed to be thunder every 15 seconds. I wouldn't know, I'll just have to take his word for it. Lee, on the otherhand, didn't sleep much at all. We found out last night that his rainfly doesn't actually keep out rain. Yeah, we need to fix that. Not quite sure just what we're gonna do about that yet. A tarp will be a good temp fix.
We spent the am in the laundry mat. While Lee was doing laundry, I indulged in that piece of blueberry pie that I have been fantasizing about since Lebanon, IL. And to our friend's in London, KY, we played chickenfoot at a cafe in Lebanon, IL. Keeping it alive. When we saw the domino set, it was all over.
Neither of us said it today but we didn't think we would make our destination. We crawled at a snail's pace for the first 25 miles. Lee was so exhausted from lack of sleep that he took a nap in a gazebo in the Bloomfield townsquare. I ate a cheese quesadilla and made some calls. At about mile 50, we were moving at a good pace and whether or not we'd make the destination was no longer a question. We even got the local scoop on the good place to camp; showers and all. Living in luxury.
Today 80 miles to Corydon, IA
Tomorrow ~98 miles to Clarinda
Friday ~85 miles to Mahoney SP, NE where we'll camp for the weekend
Go to Wal-Mart and buy some Scotch Guard water seal (it will be in the camping section) and spray the hell out of the rain fly some seam sealer on the inside would help as well. It will work for a while. Make sure you apply the stuff in the morning. Takes a full day to dry and the tent has to be pitched for the full time it is drying. You cant pack it up or it wont work. It would be a good rest day activity. Either that or buy a cheap tarp and drape it over the tent at night. Either way make sure you get it figured out before you hit Washington! Good Luck!
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