Day 0 - Ready to Roll

I rode quite a few loaded cycling miles on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Inventoried all my gear and took insurance photos of valuables on Thursday and cleanup up the bikeon Friday. Everything is loaded in the van ready for the drive to Muscatine, IA tomorrow morning. Susi is going to spend tomorrow night in a motel with me in Burlington, IA. Monday morning we will part ways with me heading across the Mississippi into Illinois and her heading for a visit with our daughter Jess and new grandson Logan (weeks old and growing fast) in North Liberty, IA. The weather tomorrow is a little "iffy" with 40% chance of isolated thunderstorms in southeast Iowa. However, Susi and the van will just be a phone call away if one gets severe. The 10-day weather forecast at my planned stopover towns in Illinois and Missouri call for lower 90s for highs (a little on the warm side for this time of year) but no precipitation.

More from the road in the days ahead.

Fred

My Steed

Bags Packed

My home for the better part of the next 6 weeks (I lived in it for nearly 9 weeks last fall)