I got quite a late start today. Lack of caffeine yesterday meant that I got quite a bit better sleep last night but I just had a hard time getting up and going. I planned my route and emailed it to my phone and headed out.
It wasn't until I had gotten about 8 km out that I realized that my phone was not getting cell service and my email message never made it. Also maps were not working well because of lack of cell service. So I was riding from memory. Unfortunately the route was not as simple as it is on some days and I ended up not taking the optimum route. Eventually I got to an area with proper cell service and figured out the rest of my route.
The day was really hot. The hottest day yet as far as I can tell. I saw two different signs that reported 104F (40C). I beat Rochelle to our meeting point of Harvard, IL and took refuge in the local Walmart. When she caught up to me, we decided to head over to yet another Subway but VanGo would not start again. We fiddled with it some but no luck so we walked over. When we got back, it did just barely get started.
By this point I had had a lot of sun and extreme heat and I was not sure I was up to another hour and a half riding in it. I just had this feeling like I had pushed myself enough. So we drove the last 25 km to the campground. It has a really nice pool that was just perfect for cooling off after such a hot day.
They were supposed to have a movie shown here tonight but it was too hot. Instead, they had an "ice cream social". We broke our diets and had some ice cream.
After we arrived, a couple in a 1985 Westfailia arrived and parked just about next to us. They seem to be quite rare in the US but these people were from Toronto. We spent a couple of hours this evening talking with them.
As it turns out, no images today. The one photo that I did take today seems to have gotten corrupted on the phone. Maybe, it was too hot for the phone. I have been amazed at how hot it gets mounted on my bicycle handlebar, baking in the sun.
Oh, and we've left Wisconsin behind and entered Illinois.
Tomorrow afternoon, Rochelle heads to Ottawa from O'Hare Airport.