morning but that turned out to not be true. It was cool and cloudy but no rain. That said, since it rained during the night we had to pack up wet tents!! (But it did keep me dry during the night). Today I was on cooking rotation with two other riders. Normally the “cooks” try to get to camp by three or four, get set up, offload their gear, ride to a nearby store, shop, bring all of the food back for that nights dinner, the next day’s breakfast and lunch! However, some days, like today, require a little different approach. Today our campground is 5 miles off the
route and there is no grocery store in the nearest little town. So, the entire crew (almost) met at a supermarket 17 miles short of our destination. We shopped and then everyone has to split the load to camp. That means you have your gear, your share of the group gear, and your share of groceries. It’s a pretty heavy load!! In any case we managed. Got everyone fed and will be up at 6 tomorrow to get the water boiling for coffee. I won’t have to do this for another 5 days or so. Tomorrow is a relatively short 35 miles to St Louis and then we have a day off! We’re all ready.