Osage River (all the rivers in MO have brown water)Our longest day of riding yet! The first 25 miles started out nice & smooth and we were glad to be back on pavement. We stopped at a general store for fresh donuts and a little break, & then got back on our bikes only to find ourselves in the tail end of the Ozarks. Unexpected hills are always a pleasant surprise. They weren't near as challenging as the hills in Virginia, but they really slowed down our time. After about 60 miles we made it into El Dorado & took a lunch break. About 3 miles after leaving El Dorado mom got a flat tire, which took a good while to fix. Let me just say, when the bike shop people try and convince you that those worthless little hand pumps "work just as well as a foot pump" run away! It's always fun to spend 30 minutes just pumping air into your tire. After we finally got the tire fixed it started to rain & we had some nasty winds, so the last part of our ride kind of put a damper on the day. But we made it & went to a delicious Mexican restaurant that had the BEST maragaritas we have ever had at a restaurant.
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