Early Morning departure from Chicago Amtrak
By Noon we were at the St Louis Amtrak Station
12: 01 pm Train to St. Louis , a very restful trip with a kind luggage handler to carry our gear to the ticket office. By 1:30 pm we were packed, set up. ready to ride. Our greatest memory was meeting William a fellow Christ follower who shared his faith with us. We prayed for each other before pedaling down the road.
3:00 we managed to arrive at Shaw Park our first stop. Along the way Sophie burst out of the buggy, had a near miss as she chased David across an intersection. So she ran for a mile on the Washington University campus trails to burn off energy. She then traveled strapped to the overhead bar with her leash and barked her way to St Charles. It is a training process. By 4:30 we arrived at St; Louis Bubble Tea exhausted and really thirsty. We ordered 4 large bubble teas and finished them quickly. Sophie wanted to chase rabbits.
After 30 miles, many on beautiful bike trails, with a fair number of hills, we arrived at our hotel at dusk, and discovered a hot tub in our room to soak out the muscle cramps. Praise God for safe arrival!