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Day 16: {now west of "W"}
JUNE 17,
An uneventful – meaning good – day. Faced stiffer headwinds than yesterday in conquering our third state and temps stayed in the low 70s all day – a refreshing change from stifling Pennsylvania even though we kept an extra layer all day long.
Entered Indiana around 1:30 p.m., and should hit Illinois in two more day. There we will break, visiting my mom, who lives in suburban Winnetka.
Today we continued what has become a routine: crossing state’s on small east-west routes and finding accommodations –usually cheap motels – where our dinky roads cross interstate or larger highways.
Few difficulties today: Ben busted a spoke and took a low-speed fall that probably would have sent me to the emergency room. He simply got up and kept riding.
