Across America Trekkers Get a Welcome Push

July 29- We woke up to wind and bright sunshine at the fairgrounds this morning. We had a huge breakfast, much of which was eaten by Tyler and nibbled at by Branton (he's not a breakfast person). We rode out of the city with a huge tailwind which carried us on our way, despite the handful of wrong turns and construction obstacles we faced.. As they say, there are only two seasons in the Midwest: winter and construction! We stopped for lunch about 45 miles into our day; Katie treated us by preparing an incredible salad: watermelons, raspberries, croutons, rotisserie chicken, feta, and sunflower seeds (YUM!). We downed some orange juice and continued on, making great time on the second half of our day with Branton leading the way. We pulled into town 88 miles from the start of our day and made rootbeer floats before heading to a pizza place. We stuffed ourselves enough to get the energy to ride to our camp spot, where we quickly set up tents and fell asleep. U