Monday, August 3, 1981

Day 43: August 3
Rest area, KS to Clifton, KS
78 miles

Monday, 8/3/81
Clifton, KS

I made it to Clifton! John and I had breakfast at a Mankato cafe and then split up. I headed southeast to Concordia for lunch at 52 miles. Ate lunch at city park and watch hundreds of swimmers at pool for an hour.

An aspiring cycle tourist in Ames invited me to spend the night, have dinner, a drink, the bathroom, etc. I used the phone and talked cycling and had a drink. Where was he when I needed this!?!

I made it to the farm by 6:30. Bert took two pictures of my arrival and I got to take an air-conditioned shower. Fantastic! We had supper at 8 and they answered my myriad questions on farming. Nice to sleep in air conditioning.

I arrive in Clifton.
Bert (Bertha) and Ed are my grand-aunt and uncle. They have farmed in Clifton, Kansas their entire lives. It was just a happy coincidence that they live 60 miles away from where I went to graduate school. I got to spend the next week or so with them before continuing to KSU.