Day 29: Jefferson City, MO – Boonville, MO

I woke to rain this morning. Packing up, I got on the road a little before 11 and climbed back over the hills of Jefferson City to a bike shop. I am in the market for a new saddle (seat) and maybe shoes, but the items I am looking for aren’t usually carried by the small shops I come across. Never hurts to check though.

On my way out of town I ate at the Thai restaurant that I had scouted out last night. It was good. Back over the terrible freeway bridge and onto the Katy trail. The rain had let up by this point and the cloud cover was giving way to sunshine. My destination for today was Boonville, MO where my parents were kind enough to get me a hotel room there for two nights, so I’ll be taking a rest day.

Since it was “only” 50 miles to boonville , I of course got in the mindset that it’d be a short day. No good.

At one point I came across a pack of 4 or 5 dogs walking down the path. I dismounted and carefully passed them but they seemed entirely passive – no threat whatsoever. I also passed by another bike tourist with four overflowing panniers and a big trailer. His whole setup must have weighed 120+ pounds, and his slow pace seemingly showed it.

The miles went by pretty slowly, but as the afternoon got later I was greeted with some pretty spectacular views of bluffs and a beautiful sky. Lots of photos today… of more clouds.

I arrived in Boonville at 6:00 after upping my pace to 16 mph for the last hour and checked into my awesome hotel room. I’ll try to get some photos that do it justice. Anyways, I’ll be back on the road Thursday morning.

Today’s mileage: 53 miles.
Total: 1613 miles.