Day 21 June 7th Goreville to Pinckeryville, IL

The converted barn we stayed in had a lot of decor.  Note all our stuffed friends. They chose not to ride with us.  We had the most pleasant morning along Devil's Kitchen Lake.
Carbondale was like a dream come true with a bike shop that repaired 3 of our bikes, a coffee shop one block away and the Tourism office 2 blocks away.  When we headed back out on the road to Pinckery it was all new pavement.  Unfortunately Bill had 5 flats from construction material and he was separated from the rest of us.  With no more options to fix his tire, he was sitting on a road side looking for help. Instead he got a lady who told him to get out of her yard.  She threatened to call the cops.  He said "Go Ahead. At least they will give me a ride to Pinckery."  To his rescue came a couple who turned around their pick up and took him back to Pinckery where they had started from.  He almost did get arrested when the City Police pulled over the truck for missing a stop sign.  The cop and the couple were all friends so no tickets were issued.

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