The air temperature was perfect, the sky clear and the path was close to the river. We took a quick detour from the path to have breakfast at Cup O Joes in Moline. Busy place with the business people coming in all dressed up.
Once back on the path, we passed by larger industry, including acres and acres of huge John Deere equipment ready for big farm sales.
The path had a good number of people on it, walking, running, biking, taking their pooch out for a stroll.
As we traveled further from the Quad Cities, the path was routed on quiet residential streets. The street here, infront of a small library, was crowded with artwork done by children.
The bike path sometimes popped us our to the busier road, but we were still on a separate path. At one point the path took as a little further sway from the river, but through Native American mounds dating back to 200 AD. Close to a shaded picnic table area the chain on my bike broke. At least we were lucky to have a pleasant place to do bike repair.
We pulled out the tools to repair the chain until a new one could be purchased. After removing the broken link, and almost reconnecting the chain together, our chain tool broke! Amazingly, since we hadn't seen anyone for quite some time, we were so happy that minutes after our tool broke Jim came riding by with the tool we needed! He even wanted to see if he could help us with the repair.
With the bike ready to roll, we searched the closest bike shop in route. We needed to cross the river into Clinton, IA to find this duel car and bike repair shop.
We needed to wait for the bike staff to return from lunch, then he could provide us with my new chain.
When returning to Illinois, we could see a wonderful windmill from the bridge. It was a working windmill, sent over from the Netherlands to grind grain when the wind allowed.
The next stop we were looking forward to was Bucks Barn Golf Course. Formerly a farm, this golf course was in great condition.
We enjoyed 12 holes, then caught up to other groups and decided to get back on the saddle. Unfortunately, we had another flat tire waiting for us. The last 8 miles into Savanna were pleasant, except for the swarms of gnats in the wooded areas.
After we got to Granny O'Neils B&B and cleaned up, our stomachs were ready for dinner. Bill and Gigi wanted to drive us to Poopy's and join us for dinner. This popular biker bar and restaurant attracts thousands of bikers on the weekends. Our hosts also wanted us to see the lake from a special lookout high on the forested bluffs. The drive up there was a steep one, with lightening bugs sparkling the wooded areas. The evening ended with a nice chat as we enjoyed the tasty mint chip ice cream that Bill dished out for us.
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Location:Illinois 84,Savanna,United States
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