Illinois Here We Come

The day off was a great break. We walked down Bardstown road into some shops and to the bike shop. In the afternoon we went swimming at a giant pool and ate dinner at one of the riders fathers houses, where we had homemade cookies and cream ice cream. YUM! We played cornhole and then went to bed. The next day we all had breakfast donated to us at McDonalds and then took a detour down to see University of Louisville and ended up at Churchill Downs where the Kentucky Derby takes place. One of the security guards gave us a tour and took us down to the track and we got to pet some of the horses and see the jockies practicing. We continued on our way and had lunch at a great spot where I took a short nap before continuing on my way. About 3 miles from the host we pulled over at a fireworks store and bought a lot of fireworks. The store gave us a 50% discount which was really cool of them. We arrived at the host, showered and ate a delicious dinner. Once it got dark outside we headed out to watch fireworks for the 4th of July and set off the ones that we bought. It was all a lot of fun. Today we only did 45 miles but it seemed like a lot more. The roads were a little hillier than I thought they would be and it was really hot. We arrived at around 1 and I showered and took a nap. Later on I took a second nap before dinner. Dinner was at one of the Habitat board members houses. We ate corn on the cob and ham that had been cooked underground. When we got back to the church I took a third nap and then watched arrested developement. I am still exhausted and have to go to bed now because we are getting up at 4:30 tomorrow morning for a 90 mile day in 90 degree weather with high winds into Illinois. Should be fun!