Day 19 Sebree, KY to Elizabethtown, IL

Yorktown, VA to Elizabethtown, IL Completed 1081 Miles

Biking Detail Sebree, KY to Elizabethtown, IL

Day 19 Saturday, May 30

Up early to get a jump on the day. Quick bowl of instant oatmeal and on the road by 7:20. Rolling hills pretty much on the stretch from Sebree to Dixon then flat farm lands for next few miles BUT pretty strong wind in the face the entire way. Still seeing corn!  Have to support all that Kentucky bourbon. Stopped at Jeri's cafe in Clay about 9:30 and had late breakfast. Really ready for a rest after the headwinds. Have a twenty two mile stretch before anything else and some elevation to contend with. Needed the nourishment! Next several miles to Marion still windy but not as bad as first 20 miles. 

Had an interesting happening as we were stopped along the road. A sheriff pulled up and told us to be on the lookout for a boy and a girl on a four wheeler who they have been hunting down for four days! Told us to call 911 if we spotted them! Asked if they were armed and he hesitated with an answer. Made it to Marian without spotting them, but actually had a sighting about an hour later as we approached the ferry to IL and we called 911 to report it. Stopped in Marion so Andreas could try and stream a German final soccer cup game that started at 1:00. Stopped first at Marion Cafe but their Wifi down so he biked over to McDonalds where they have WiFi. Had a quick rainfall so stayed put at the cafe and ate some fried dill pickles. Very good. Left Andreas at McDonalds to listen to the game and forged ahead to the ferry. Met up with him at end of day. 

Ride from ferry to Elizabethtown, eleven miles, was not bad. One last hill before arriving was very cruel and not fun. We were welcomed by owner Bruce at the The Rose Hill BB. Awesome historic house, right on the Ohio River. Visited with Bruce and wife Sue on the porch while enjoying some cold beer. Andreas arrived and got his tent set up in the back...opting to camp tonight even though wind is still blowing pretty good. They offer cyclists the option to camp with access to full bathroom and shower set up. Good deal. Special room rate for cyclists as well. We will end the night with dinner at the E Town floating restaurant across the street (about the size of a small garage) with catfish as their specialty.  This is a great little historic town, population 306.  We are definitely seeing rural America!

Illinois is the shortest crossing of any of states we travel through, only 133 miles. Go through Illinois Ozarks and the Shawnee National Forest before we cross into Missouri.

Coty (she has a friend in Poulsbo) and Margie say goodbye

Saw some horses today

The quilt trail goes on

Our fried pickles in Marion

That's Illinois on the far side, ferry coming to Kentucky side

It's actually a barge with a small tugboat for power

One bike on the ferry

This is 30 seconds before it poured

View out our front window

Can't see a thing

Hoping there is a life jacket for Margie and I

In case it goes down we have the name

We almost did the deep six

Yeah! Our third state!

Our B&B in Elizabethtown

That's the Ohio River in the background, flows into the Mississippi 80 miles south

This is the only place you can by beer for miles around

Our friendly beer salespeople

Scenery from B&B

This is our catfish restaurant

Andreas decided to camp

I was chased by one of these 20 foot tall tractors

Just taking a break Andreas and me

This is the oldest Hotel in Illinois established in 1812 across the street from our B&B