Lexington Inn & Suites - 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
... the manager at Country Inn & Suites, we decided to use Bike and Hike in downtown Effingham and are we glad we did. The first thing we spotted and were offered was a new product called 'Seat Saver', an all-natural anti-chafing cream, yeah; mirrors were second, Larry a bar-end mirror and Devon a helmet mount; lighting was next, all along realizing that we probably needed more day-visible lights so we bought four additional, one ...
Mattoon to Effingham
... but the more we peddled the more it rained, and this time it was harder and with closer lightning and louder thunder! We became drenched and came upon the town of Sigel none too soon, spotted a cafe (what we now call our safehavens!) and sought refuge in the foyer of Krampe's Cafe. We had an obligatory beer, asked for a mop to clean up the puddles we left on the floor and no sooner did the rain stop. Yet again ...
Champaign to Mattoon
... a better choice and they recommended Mattoon because it had a larger number of hotels and restaurants. So we went with that and forged ahead. We missed our turn off near the end of the trail with only a mile to go and ended up riding an extra 3 miles and then having to back track, arrrgh! We finally arrived at the hotel after dark and really had to hustle to get our chores done; and pizza was the perfect choice. I believe we got to bed around midnight! 56.21 ...
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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