Bartlesville, OK to Neosho, MO 110 miles
During today's 110 mile ride from Bartlesville, OK to Neosho, MO, we surpassed the 2000 mile mark and are almost 2/3 across the country. The heavy overcast skies and the occasional misting/light rain did not enhance the same repetitive scenery of the past five days. The good news is we are finally out of Oklahoma and the wind was out of the northwest, therefore providing us with somewhat of a tailwind. This certainly was a factor in my being able to achieve an average speed of 17.5 mph for the duration of the ride. I am looking forward to tomorrow's ride to Branson, MO for several reasons. The biggest being Susan and my sister Leslie will be there to greet me and spend my day off with me. It will be almost four weeks since I've seen Susan, the longest time apart in our 26 years of marriage and I cannot wait to see her. Secondly, after nine consecutive days on the bike and over 900 miles, I am really ready for a break in the action.