Day 125: Lesterville, MO

It was a fairly uneventful day riding the 55 miles to Lesterville, MO.  The AM temperature was only 66 when we awoke, and had reached a very pleasant 70 by the time I started riding.  About half of the ride was on recently paved roads with very low traffic volumes.  The remainder was on busier roads with no shoulders, but I was fortunate that overtaking traffic never tried to pass me when there was oncoming traffic.

The temperature spiked around 11 am after the clouds finally broke, but it wasn't much more than 80 degrees when I stopped riding around noon.  But from then on, the temperature and humidity both increased considerably.  Fortunately, an afternoon rain shower came through and cooled things off for us, so it was quite pleasant in the evening.

We are camping at Twin Rivers Campground ($35, power, water and showers).  It is nice enough for a private park, and the owners certainly seemed friendly enough.  The campground was fairly deserted when we arrived, but there has been a steady parade of campers all afternoon and well into the night.  I suspect they don't have many vacant campsites left, if any.

Lana is enjoying herself here, as the river is close by.  She can romp in the shallow water without fear of upsetting any anglers.