The plan today was to get up, drive to the other side or east side of Kansas City and to be at the selected Honda shop by 8:30am. That way I could at least get 85 miles further east and not waste the entire morning waiting for a shop to open. Well it worked out perfectly as planned and as soon as we pulled into the lot and started removing gear, someone greeted us immediately. We chatted for a few minutes about our ride and then what I needed done and there was some hesitation on their part about using my old tire, but in the end they installed it. So by 10 or 10:15 we were back on the road and heading east.
We traveled east far enough to burn what was left in my gas tank then we stopped to top her off, ate lunch, and decide how far east we were going to shoot for and make a hotel reservation. We decided to hit Corydon, Indiana which is only 31 away from our original destination in order to keep the last leg as short as possible.
So we made it to the Hampton Inn in Corydon and we pulled in about 6:45pm we thought. Somewhere along the line we switched to Eastern Standard time, so we lost another hour today. So today was long, but not quite as hot at 98 degrees and we lost another hour. Good part is that when we wake tomorrow, we will not have to fight the time transition again.
So in two days, we have ridden 1107 miles and tomorrow we will do another 574 according to the GPS. You would think by now our butts would be use to this, but there is something different about riding on the Interstate and running on back roads like I normally do. You just do not get as tired or sore because of the constant leaning back an forth and stopping to take pictures or whatever.
Once Lori and I get in the go home frame of mind, we can and will put in some long times and distances to get there. We once did 630 in one day and though we will not do that tomorrow or any of the other legs driven, this will be our longest overall ride ever at over 10,000 miles. Tomorrow will be the first time since we left that I can turn the Garmin GPS on, hit Home, and just follow it to the end. If we leave Corydon by our normal 8am target time, we should be back in Stephens City around 5:30-6pm. As fun as this trip has been, we are looking forward to being home.
Todays run was 557 miles, and our total is now 9843.
Click here for todays pictures:
Tomorrows route is pictured below:
The Picture below shows what we have completed and what we have left. The Red is complete and the Green is what is left.
WOW
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