It was still raining steadily when I woke up at about 6 a.m. I looked at the weather radar and the rain seemed to just be spinning around the area I am in. The forecast was for rain until about early afternoon. I decided to go ahead and get dressed and start riding for the day. My first stop was at Country Cafe in St. James for breakfast. The hot breakfast and coffee warmed me up for my continued journey in the rain.
It finally quit raining about 1 p.m., but it remained cloudy for most of the day. The weather today was not conducive for picture taking so there are not many photos.
I took a pic below of what I call "Lake Jezebel" that tried to engulf my tent last night. Not all of my tent would have been in it, but a good part would have been had I not moved it.
Todays hills were a little steeper than those of the past 2 days and the scenery was nice.
The only towns I went through were St. James, Vienna, Iberia, and Burnley, all very small towns.
I made it to my intended destination, Lake of the Ozarks State Park.
Total miles today: 75.6
That looks like a much better campsite! Yesterday Big Ridge Elementary had a drive-by celebration for Mr. Boston, and he looked so fit and tan from all that biking. The guy looks younger than when he left! The life of a bicyclist must be pretty good (if you don't have to sleep in a tent in a puddle!)
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