I was snagged by a terrible thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, just after my last post. I had managed to cruise along for miles in between two banks of thick, black clouds, but then my luck ran out. I had been eyeing the sky and scouting along the roadside for barns and thick groves of trees in order to wait out the weather if it really started to hit the fan. When it did, I was totally unprotected with nowhere to go. The wind began to howl and with it, it bore stinging needles of rain into my eyes and face as well as intense thunder and lightning all around.
A mile or so later, I managed to hobble into a trailer I saw along the side of the road, which happened to be the Crab Orchard, Illinois Public Library, where I waited out the rest.
I cruised into Marion, where I delivered Irv and Barb's signal flags, which they had forgotten the previous morning. AS I was about to press on for Carbondale, another front rolled in, so I waited out the night there.
Smooth sailing to Carbondale this morning, where I got my derailleurs adjusted and snagged a new pair of sunglasses after my old pair was rent from my face in yesterday's gale. I'll cross the Mississip tonight or first thing in the morning, marking the end of my third map, third state and my entry into the West!
Having a ball,
John
Friday, July 20, 2007
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