One of the waterfalls in Clifty Falls park. You can't see any water? This mighty falls is only a dribble...
The past few days we've been making our way south. We've been hindered by head winds, but we are still making progress. We finally realized and accepted that we will not be able to ride into Raleigh, and that our trip will have to come to an end because "real life" is calling. Since we realized we won't make it, we have scaled back our daily mileage a little to make our days more enjoyable. Yesterday (Sat) we rode from Chesterfield to St. Paul, IN, about 64 miles. St. Paul was one of the most lively towns we've come through. As soon as we got into town, we saw a big group of people on Main St playing bags and hanging out. We stopped to ask them how to get to the grocery store, and before we knew it everyone was flocking around us to hear our story. Someone offered to buy us a beer at the tavern next door and we were whisked off into another group of people who were enthralled by us. We went from group to group talking and it was definitely one of the most enjoyable entrances to a town that we've made! The only thing I can
compare it to would be a Friday afternoon FAC in Ames. If we hadn't needed to find camping, a shower, and food we definitely could have mingled for much longer! Today (Sun) we rode to Madison, IN, which was about 69 miles and is right on the border with Kentucky. I think we've officially said good-bye to the plains! As well as the changes in landscape, we have also started to see changes in people...let's just say we saw our first confederate flag today! Tomorrow we will head into Kentucky, the land of big hills and vicious dogs. We've been warned by more than 1 person about both and we'll be picking up some mace before we leave town tomorrow. We're staying at Clifty Falls State Park tonight, which has a huge canyon and some waterfalls. Definitely a change from the cornfields... Our last week on the road has started!
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