Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Effingham
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Effingham to Flora
... fortification) was spent on the bridge over Hickory Fork Creek. Down the road at twenty miles we stopped for lunch at a convenience store called 'Need More' in the town of Needmore. Had we not stopped as we were leaving to make an adjustment of some sort, we would have missed the Needmore, IL sign! Today is another one of those days that made us say... "watch what you wish for!" We certainly welcomed the near 80 degree temperature, but again ...
Effingham - A Day of Rest
... Robby showed us pictures taken in that area, namely Garden of the Gods in The Shawnee National Forest. When we left we headed to a coffee shop named Joe Sippers, which came highly recommended by Kyle, and also by someone back in Neoga. After dinner it was dark but we feel confidant with our new lighting and headed back for the daunting task of readying for tomorrow, the repacking of our now dry equipment, the mapping, and yes, the ...
Mattoon to Effingham
Today we scheduled a short ride because yesterday was so difficult. We left the Hampton Inn in Mattoon around 11 am for what would be a 35 mile/3.5-4 hour day, and what a difference a day makes. We were hitting record speeds between 13 and 15 mph, Larry calls it flying down US45; I guess it was flying when you throw in all of our previous averages! It was also cloudy with distant lightning but no rain was ...
Champaign to Mattoon
... of kindness; he drove back just to give us that information. Today was difficult to say the least. We left at 10:30 am and rode through Champaign with no difficulties thanks to the route given by Kyle. Once we got out of town the smell of a pig farm filled our nostrils. How can pig farms smell so bad and bacon smell so good? We wished for a little wind to freshen the air, but soon were saying we should 'watch what we wish for' because the winds picked up ...
Winery stop
Since we decided that we are going to visit all the state together, and you can't count them from just driving through; we decided to stop in Illinois at a winery and do a tasting. The winery is a gorgeous Tuscan built building with a fountain and a round about out front. We went in a did a tasting and ended up walking out with 4 bottles. :P
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