Ozarks

Today Jackie and I rode 55 miles to the St Francois State Park. This was Jackie's first fully loaded day and she sure got trial by fire. It was already 70+ degrees out this morning when we left and 97 percent humidity. Yuck. The temperatures rose to the mid 80s throughout the day while the humidity only slightly dipped. To top it off, we had an extremely hilly day traversing the Ozarks.

We arrived into the campground and set up the tent before showering. Just as we finished our showers, a thunderstorm moved in. It poured for two straight hours. We had to move our tent because an impromptu drainage river began running right through it. I am getting really tired of weather events. The thunder, lighting, and rain finally stopped and Jackie and I made dinner. Unfortunately, the camp host said another storm should be rolling through around midnight. I hope it doesn't. I need my beauty sleep!

We saw a lot of turtles and armadillos today alongside the road. Jackie manage to go a day without killing anything (however right now she is on an all out hunt to kill a fly that is in the tent).

Tomorrow we are going to Chester. We may stay in a hotel/motel if the weather is still poor.