1984 Bike Tour: Day 26 ? Ups and downs in the Ozarks

OWL'S BEND, MO. - If you could pick a time to be sick, it probably wouldn't be the day you're pedaling the rollercoaster hills of the Ozarks.

We left Johnson's Shut-ins in a light drizzle and immediately started climbing. A little while later, a carload of Boy Scouts who we camped with the night before pulled up alongside me, and they said my friend was way down the road. I waited for him, and when he caught up, Bruce said he wasn't feeling well. After that, we took it real slow.

We stopped at Wisdom's Cafe in Centreville for a second breakfast. Afterwards I went to mail some postcards and pick up some grub, and when I returned Bruce was sitting lotus-style with his back against a building, fast asleep. ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/07/1984-bike-tour-day-26-ups-and-downs-in-the-ozarks/

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