Day 20, June 6th Cave in Rock to Goreville, IL

We left the campground at Cave in the Rock in a group of 6 with Tom and Jaz. Rollers were the name of the game all day.  As we were stopped to regroup early on, 5 dogs came running towards us. A lady in her car pulled between us and the dogs and told us the dogs wouldn't bite.  We were a bit leary of this advice though it was true. The dogs had been dumped there. Her name was Jan and she invited us to her house further up the road.
We took her up on the invite.  This is in spite of the Trump sign at the front of her driveway.  Jan had made us fresh coffee and let us sit on her porch as we fueled up.
She was a great host along with her dog, Stubby.  She had worked in the coal mines. These experiences make our trip much more interesting.  
At 11 am the thunderstorm rolled in. Lunch was in the pouring rain. We could not wait 3 hours or more to continue so the last 17 miles were also in the rain.  Everyone agreed it wasn't that bad in the end.  We are getting the hang of it!
Our camp for the night was a Airbnb built in a barn.  See Eric's helpers for bike repairs.