HavengaBikeRide

    Today was supposed to be hot--up in the mid-90s so we made sure we had plenty of water and left shortly after. Thankfully the sky was somewhat overcast in the morning and we appreciated not having the sun blazing down on us. As we rode along at first, the sun's rays shone through cracks in the clouds behind us, and we hoped that they weren't breaking up.     Then about midday it cleared off as predicted. We had about 56 miles to travel to Chenoa, and it was a very straight route. It was amazing how few trees we saw today, just beans and corn and then occasionally some trees by a house, which were few and far between. So we took one rest stop in the shade of a grain bin.      Near the end of the ride we came to an intersection with a "road closed" sign straight ahead. We went straight ahead anyway, rode about a mile and came to the construction. New concrete had just been laid through the next intersection. A person was down...

    As there wasn't a church any longer in Iroquois, we had looked online for churches in Watseka, about 12 miles away, and noted 2 churches that had 9 am services. One of those also had a 10:45 am service. So we figured if we didn't make it in time for a 9:00 service, we had the 10:45 as backup. We woke up with no alarm and because we crossed into the central time zone yesterday, the time change worked in our favor for biking to Watseka and arriving before 9:00. We went to Calvary Lutheran Church, and Kay especially appreciated the service as this is a style she grew up with. The message was about how tough times happen and God is still with us.    When the pastor found out we were bicyclists, he took us across the parking lot to show us something, and there in his garage was a quadricycle. He and his wife have four young children and they got that plus a trailer made by the same company so that they could bicycle as a family. The quadricycle has two seats for...