Day 9

Leaving Litchfield, I made it to Harvel, Illinois with no problems, but that was quickly cut short. I had a large piece of glass cut my tire and expose the wire bead, making it impossible to put a new tube in without puncturing. I was in the middle of nowhere and stranded until Mary Brown offered to give me a ride to the closest bike shop, almost 30 miles away in Chatham! I made it to the bike shop and got a new rear tire, and checked my map, and I was about the same distance away from Champaign as I had been in Harvel! Leaving the shop around noon I had 100 miles to go, so I started pushing. I was in the middle of corn fields all day so I was very thankful for the mild weather and the fact that I had brought food with me. I stopped and had a brief lunch around 3, but was quickly on the road again.
Making it to Monticello, I started to have pretty severe knee pain and was unsure if I would make it to Champaign before dark, and sure enough I was unable to. I was cycling on corn filled country roads at sunset, but was closing in on town.
Finally I made it to my host house at around 8:30, greeted by my wonderful host Jeff, and fed an amazing dinner! I passed out around 10 and slept like a rock. This morning I woke up and had a wonderful breakfast, and Jeff have me a tour of Champaign and the University of Illinois campus.

Getting back to his house I packed up and am about to head out, destination: Bourbannais, Illinois!

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  1. Robin HightowerAugust 8, 2017 at 9:33 AM

    God provides! I will pray for your knee and no seizures today. Love you K!

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