DAY 34 FRI 5/7/10 104 MILES

STATS FOR THE DAY
-1:15 TO 4:00PM - 52 MILES
-50 MIN BREAK
-4:50 TO 6:00 - 15 MILES
-20 MIN BREAK
-6:15 TO 8:15 - 37 MILES
-104 MILES TOTAL
-6 HRS TOTAL
-16.8 AVG MPH
-I70E TO 270N TURNED INTO 270E TURNED INTO I70E
-NEW FLORENCE,MO TO MARINE,IL
-OVERCAST/COLD/WINDY
-SMOOTH SAILING


THAT IS WAYNE WATKINS.HE WAS A REALLY NICE POLICE OFFICER THAT WE MET UNDER SOME FUNNY CIRCUMSTANCES.WE WENT INTO TOWN TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK FOR THE NIGHT AND TO EAT BECAUSE IT WAS COLD AND WE HAD A LONG DAY.AS WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION IN TOWN TO ASK THEM WHAT WAS UP WAYNE PULLED IN BEHIND US BECAUSE OUR TAIL LIGHTS ARE REALLY DIM.WE STARTED TALKING,SWAPPED SOME STORIES AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT.HE ASKED THE GAS STATION IF WE COULD PARK IN THERE LOT FOR THE NIGHT AND THEY WERE REALLY COOL ABOUT IT AND LET US.HE ALSO RECOMMENDED WE GO TO PHIL'S BAR AND GRILL 2 BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET.THEY HAD REALLY GOOD FISH AND GREAT PRICES AS WELL.WE HAD A GOOD NIGHT AND DAY OVER ALL.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HOSPITALITY WAYNE.WE APPRECIATE IT HIGHLY.

I GOT MY 5TH FLAT TIRE OF THE TRIP.IT WAS THE REAR TIRE AGAIN JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER ONE.THOSE PUNCTURE PROOF GOO FILLED TUBES WORKED WELL FOR ME.TECHNICALLY I GOT 3 FLAT TIRES TOTAL TODAY.I NOTICED THE AIR PRESSURE ON MY REAR TIRE WAS LOW SO I STOPPED TO CHECK IT OUT.THERE WAS TWO HOLES IN THE TIRE WITH LIQUID BUBBLING OUT.ONE IN THE SIDE WALL ONE RIGHT IN THE CENTER.THEY STOPPED LETTING OUT AIR WHILE I WAS FINDING THEM SO I PUMPED THE AIR BACK INTO THE TIRE THAT IT LOST AND GOT ON MY WAY.MUCH QUICKER THEN CHANGING A TUBE.THE ONE THAT GOT ME WAS AT THE END OF THE DAY THOUGH.IT WAS A 2 INCH SCREW THAT BLEW OUT THE TUBE.YESTERDAY IT TOOK ME 20 MIN TO CHANGE THE TUBE TODAY 5 MIN.IT WAS AT 7:50PM I GOT THE FLAT AND I WAS ON A MISSION TO BEAT MY RECORD OF 103 MILES.I WOULD OF GOT A FEW MORE MILES IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT FLAT.

THE WIND WAS IN MY FAVOR SO I TOOK FULL ADVANTAGE ALL DAY LONG.I ATE LUNCH AT A WAFFLE HOUSE.A BUNCH OF LOCALS AND I WATCHED SOMEONE GET ARRESTED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF THE PLACE.IT WAS LIKE COPS LIVE.