| St Joseph, Minnesota – Marquette (Cedar Rapids), Iowa 385.03 Miles – 619.64 Kilometres Total distance ridden 2943.02 Miles – 4736.33 Kilometres Sharon ran into a grocery store in the town whilst I waited outside, trying to avoid people. I failed on the avoiding people part. An older woman walked out of the shop with a sulky young teenager. The woman looked at me and said, 'we had our kids, they grew up and left home, it was great. Then suddenly this one pops out, we were using contraception, we didn't want her. Now I'm known as the oldest Mum in the military.' Trying to divert my eyes and feign disinterest, I looked down at my bike and realised that my front gear cable had frayed down to one strand and was about to snap. My brain switched into panic mode. 'What time was it, where were we and where is a bike shop?' In the meantime the mother was droning on, 'so now we are retired, we should be in an RV travelling the country, but no, we are stuck here raising this.' She spread her arm to encompass the view of her daughter pouting in the passenger seat. Then without a goodbye, this petulant parent jumped in her car and drove off. |  |
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You can read the full chapters by signing up to become a patron or by very very special request.
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Sometime in the near future the complete adventure will be released as an eBook. Patrons will get a free copy of this.
Cheers Kel
