"Morning DC1 (using your full name due to the welcome recent emergence to the blog of the 40 year old DC2),
Currently in Pittsfield, Illinois. We made a glorious crossing over the wonderful Missisippi River which forms the state line between Missouri and Illinois, in Mark Twain country.
The fall (autumn for you Brits out there) colours are beautiful right now and we had a great ride through some lush Illinois countryside.
Currently in Pittsfield, Illinois. We made a glorious crossing over the wonderful Missisippi River which forms the state line between Missouri and Illinois, in Mark Twain country.
The fall (autumn for you Brits out there) colours are beautiful right now and we had a great ride through some lush Illinois countryside.
Our exertions make breakfast an important daily event for us and I'm delighted to announce a new holder of the "best breakfast on tour" title and also a new entrant for the prestigious "nicest people we've met on tour" league. Let's hear it for Kemps Restaurant (www.Kempsrestaurant.com) in the town of Clarence, Missouri!
Managed by the charming Roberta Bichsel (think Felicity Kendal meets Jennifer Aniston) along with Travis and Roberta's elegant mum Barbara Kemp. (Pics to follow DC1). We had a blockbuster full breakfast and an entertaining chat with the team at Kemps, after which Roberta refused to accept any payment! After hearing of our fundraising and looking at the blog she asked that our breakfasts be her contribution to the cause. Roberta didn't stop there. On hearing our clueless route conversation she called the local Highway police in both Missouri and across the border in Illinois to ask for route advice and Bugs ended up having a long conversation with the duty Sergeant about the best roads for cycling which he sent through and Roberta printed off for us (mainly due to her dismay at the fact that we didn't have a map that extended to Illinois, and that our Missouri map was at that point a screwed up ball of soggy papier mache in Bugs back pocket). To round off the breakfast Roberta called the local newspaper to interview us.
We also tend to eat big lunches too. The previous day after an extended 74 mile, appetite building morning ride we chanced upon the China Garden 'all you can eat' buffet lunch and comprehensively took them to the cleaners - somewhat reminiscent of the 'eat off' with Jumbo, Bonner and Tobs at the lunch buffet aboard the Harwich - Hook of Holland ferry, on football tour circa 1991.
We also tend to eat big lunches too. The previous day after an extended 74 mile, appetite building morning ride we chanced upon the China Garden 'all you can eat' buffet lunch and comprehensively took them to the cleaners - somewhat reminiscent of the 'eat off' with Jumbo, Bonner and Tobs at the lunch buffet aboard the Harwich - Hook of Holland ferry, on football tour circa 1991. I caught Mr Garden making a distressed grimace as we left his fine chinese eatery and cycled off down route 36.
After one last drink stop at the Railsplitter Inn in Hull with the owner, who looked uncannily like Eli Wallach in the Good the Bad and the Ugly, we made it to Pittsfield. (Pictured right after spending 20 mins talking to CT & Bugs - Ed).
Marriage congratulations to Liz Connolly (sorry I couldn't be there last weekend) and big congrats also to Nige Pamps and Chrissy!
Cheers,
CT"
So we're up to date ... One editorial note. It has been pointed out that there is something of a whiff of nepotism in the Birthday wishes that have been posted on the blog. I must confess that there seems to be an interesting trend in the Crossen family to have birthdays approximately 9 months after the traditional central heating switch off date of Jan 31st. However, I would point out that this is open to all & to prove the point, I am delighted to wish Gordy McDermid happy birthday for tomorrow (Oct 16th).
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