Yesterday I went from Fairfield, Iowa to Libertyville to Keosauqua (32 miles) by bicycle. Hilly. Windiest ride of my life, riding either cross wind to be tossed around or into the wind to slog along. I had to pedal down hills to keep going. My ears hurt from the wind. The uphill stretches were a relief from the wind because they were sheltered a bit. Got chased by a pit bull. Smelled manure on the fields. It was the hardest ride of my life. And when I got to Keosauqua I discovered the restaurant where I was meeting the spouse was closed permanently. Yet I had a great time!



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