Ride distance: 78 miles; ride time: 4:25; cumulative distance: 2519 miles; average speed: 17.7 mph; calories: 5047; ascent: 1603 feet; descent: 1326 feet. Stuart, Paul Luedtke and I started our day at the home of Harry and Janet, our hosts in Muscatine. Last night, they took us out to dinner at a restaurant in Muscatine. They also showed us around town. There was a lot of damage from a wind storm that hit on Monday with 90 mph winds. Many trees and limbs were blown down and the town is still cleaning up. This morning, they served us a nice breakfast and took us to our host church, the Mulford Evangelical Free Church. Paul Luedtke had two guests, Dan and Debbie, who rode with us for the day
. They were in Paul’s Youth for Christ group over 20 years ago when they were in high school. Paul enjoyed seeing them again. Dan has been racing road bikes for the past 3 years so he was able to set a nice pace for us today. We crossed the Mississippi River and entered Illinois. One of the towns we passed through was also damaged by the wind storm. The winds were called “shear winds” and were clocked at 93 mph. The truck in the photo was smashed by falling limbs. I talked to the unfortunate owner and he said that he had parked the truck in the wrong spot. We arrived in Kewanee at about 2:30 p.m., took showers and put on clean clothes. Our host church today is Zion Lutheran. They fixed a nice supper for us and than we went to our host homes. This weekend, I’m staying with the Gomez family. They have two young girls, Sarah and Rachel, who were eager to have a guest.
. They were in Paul’s Youth for Christ group over 20 years ago when they were in high school. Paul enjoyed seeing them again. Dan has been racing road bikes for the past 3 years so he was able to set a nice pace for us today. We crossed the Mississippi River and entered Illinois. One of the towns we passed through was also damaged by the wind storm. The winds were called “shear winds” and were clocked at 93 mph. The truck in the photo was smashed by falling limbs. I talked to the unfortunate owner and he said that he had parked the truck in the wrong spot. We arrived in Kewanee at about 2:30 p.m., took showers and put on clean clothes. Our host church today is Zion Lutheran. They fixed a nice supper for us and than we went to our host homes. This weekend, I’m staying with the Gomez family. They have two young girls, Sarah and Rachel, who were eager to have a guest. 
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Tom - this is your old friend from Lapeer, Kirk! My mother read about your trip in the local paper and told me about your blog. Looks like you're having loads of fun and getting plenty of exercise! Would love to hear from you when you are able - kvk807@yahoo.com - be safe and God speed! Kirk Vander Kuy
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