Day 5: Corn field, corn field, soy field, corn field…this has been our sole view for two straight days. We have completed over 120 miles in the past two days through backroads lined with tall stalks of corn with the occasional soy field tucked in-between. Today, we celebrated our highest planned mile accomplishment, with 64 miles between our morning campsite at Atwood Lake and our evening landing pad at Sauder Village. Our group is getting stronger every day and working together as a team to accomplish our set goals. Though we made it, we definitely had our moments throughout the day where fatigue kicked in. We took lots of breaks for snacks, ice cream, and nice stretching session led by Trekker Noah. Sometimes we park ourselves on a random grassy area on the side of the road and people come out of their house and ask if we need water. We are always eager to top off our water bottles and make a new friend at the same time. We met two farmers today, Randy who plucked potatoes from his field and Seth the straw farmer who introduced us to his fresh litter of golden retriever puppies. Today, we excitedly crossed the border from Indiana into Ohio, and to commemorate the occasion the group shared a cartwheel across the state line. There was even a frisbee toss from Indiana into Ohio. We ended at a pretty great campsite on a small lake with delicious ramen and camp-side s’mores. Tomorrow we have 50 miles to Toledo, the group is much anticipating a comfy hotel bed, laundry machines, shelter and nice showers! Here’s to another great day on a bike!
