We had a fabulous send off this morning by the family. Chloe made Matt and I survival bracelets to wear on the rest of our trip! Thank you Chloe! Uncle David, Chloe and Ava also rode their bikes with us through downtown Wabash to see us off. These were our first biker escorts of the trip! I was thrilled to see them beside me on their bikes. We said goodbye to them after a few miles, and began biking solo. After the road turned from tree lined houses into cornfields, I noticed a car stopped ahead with a person hanging out the window. I thought it might be some kids that need help, so we slowed down and as we approached the car, my Mom, aunt Audrey and Megan were all waving out the window. Of course my mom was the one hanging out the side of the car! As they drove away, I started to cry. I always tear up when Iām leaving family.
After a few hours of riding we made it into Monroeville, IN. The town has set up an entire building for bikers, with showers, a kitchen and an air conditioned space to sleep in. We met up with the trio from California who are headed toward New York that we had met in Illinois. A nice man that runs the park showed us around and was real welcoming. Lois, from the local paper, The Monroeville News, came out to take our photo to put in the paper. She said she would mail a copy back home for us. She also brought cherry tomatoes from her garden and juicy watermelon. We devoured it! Monroeville seems to be one of the best biker friendly towns thus far.
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