Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #16 June 10, 2018 Sebree, KY - Elizabethtown, IL 67 Miles Ride Time 5:40 Hours Tour Total  Miles 1132 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180610-0543-76027 I slept well last night at the First Baptist Church in Sebree. My room was pitch black and I couldn’t hear the freight trains outside. I made a bed on the floor out of sofa cushions and put my Therm-a-rest on top. All of my clothes were dry when I got up at 5am.  Brian left five minutes before me, at about half past five. It was cool and foggy, with low visibility. It was calm and peaceful out. Crickets and other insects were chirping. Birds were starting their morning calls. I saw many deer, which are apparently afraid of touring bikes with yellow panniers.  Because who doesn’t love gossip, I’ve got more on the ACA fast pack from LA. Apparently, Brian stayed at the Boone Tavern Hotel in Berea. It’s centrally located, beautiful, historic, and an excellent ch...

TransAm Day #17 June 11, 2018 Elizabethtown, IL - Carbondale, IL 78 Miles Ride Time 6:46 Hours Tour Total  Miles 1208 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180611-0508-63736 My alarm went off at 4:30am and I was on the road by 5:08. It was warm, humid, and the Ohio River at dawn was beautiful. I was loaded down with fruit and pastries from the Rose Hotel. Brian had warned me there would be no place to stop for 30 miles. I was chased early on by a beautiful Golden Retriever, which startled me, but I realized he just wanted to play. I’m missing the 76 bicycle signs. Thank you Virginia and Kentucky! It made navigation so much easier. At some point today generic ‘Bike Route’ signs began to appear. They’re not as good as the 76 signs, but I’ll take them.  I met Robbie, a westbound cyclist, at the Shawnee Mart in Eddyville. He’s an architect from Asheville, North Carolina, and he was filling in a gap from a previous TransAm. His gap ex...