Rough River Falls. KY

What a difference a day makes. Today's 82 miles were completed under fair skies, temperatures in the 70's, and with a prevailing tail wind. It won't get much better than this. The country side reminded us in many places of Iowa. Small towns, farms, and rolling mostly flat terrain with a few un-Iowa like steep climbs out of river valleys. Sally visited Lincoln's birthplace park so we are getting our share of Lincoln history. We finally encountered our first west bound bike tourists, a couple from Hawaii. They are riding self contained and are headed to Astoria, Oregon. They are truly touring, having started at Yorktown in early May, riding 50-60 miles a day at about 10 mph, and expect to get to Oregon in August. They reported that there is an Adventure Cycling cross country tour about a day ahead so we will see if we catch up to them. I rode with them for a couple of miles. Sally had ridden ahead for her ride today and so met them on the way back to the truck. Tonight we are staying at a small motel across from the Rough River Resort State Park. The Army Corp. of Engineers maintains a dam here on the Rough River. The resulting lake is a local resort area know for its bass fishing. I am "borrowing" their WiFi sitting outside the main lodge. We expect to hit a local church that was advertising a fish fry for dinner tonight. Finally, we passed a milestone of sorts. We are now in the central time zone, so change your clocks.