Chix on 66 – Day 5 Pontiac, IL to St. Louis, MO

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Monday, June 13: Pontiac to St. Louis

Today we got an earlier start. Temps were in the high 90s with heat indexes over 100 degrees. It was a tough day physically, but we kept hydrated and took electrolyte tabs, and those really helped. Thanks Vicki Roberts-Sanfelipo for suggesting the tabs and Kathy Strobele for supplying the swag bags with several packets each. And Vivian Gypsy Charros for making sure everyone took care of themselves!! It takes a village…

The roads alternated between adequate and rough, so we had to keep a pretty slow pace. At a certain point we ended up hopping on the highway to get into St. Louis because we had peoples waiting for us. The Gateway Chapter of the AMCA put on a welcome party for us at Schlafly Brew House. Got to chat with Chris Possum Sawyer and Stephanie aka missus Possum!

Tricia Szulewski and Kelly Biggs from WRN rode with us today and they got some great shots of us on our old iron.

We stayed at the Magnolia Hotel downtown, and if you have never stayed there, DO IT. Those folks rolled out the carpet for us. They blocked off a specific area for us to park, and they gave us a 24 hour security guard for our bikes.

It was a beautiful place to end the day.

Published by Karan Andrea

I ride motorcycles, I live motorcycles, and I write about motorcycles. Both of my blogs are written for motorcyclists: atomicshovel.blog tells the never-ending story of my 1974 Harley-Davidson FLH, which I have named the Atomic Shovel. My other blog coachk.home.blog is written for riders of all skill levels, but is primarily aimed toward the rider who is transitioning from the riding range where they learned basic skills, to the open road. This blog address the most common questions I see in the online groups and forums: dealing with anxiety - yes, that is the number one question, navigating traffic, parking, holding your bike on an incline, just to mention a few. Much of what I write is simply drawn from my own experiences - successes, failures, do-overs. Nothing in either blog should be construed as the absolute one and only approach; rather, look at them as a starting point for your own discovery process.

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