You would think it would be difficult biking out of a big city but not so. We started out from the Hyatt in downtown St. Louis by walking under the Arch to the riverfront. We turned left and before we knew it, we were on a bike path right along the river. There were murals on the flood wall and friendly people fishing in the river. We crossed over the
Chain of Rocks pedestrian/bike bridge and continued on another bike path in Illinois. Soon we came up to
Camp River Debois museum. The camp, located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, is where Lewis & Clark spent their first winter training their newly assembled Corp of Discovery.
The day continued in a similar vein, going very slowly along bike paths and bike lanes. At 3pm with only a few hundred yards to go to the hotel, Penny, Bernadette and Yolande and I pulled into the
Loading Dock for a cool beverage overlooking the river. We were able to walk to the hotel with ease afterwards.
We are staying at the
Ruebel hotel, a cute, family run establishment with free laundry and internet.
Tomorrow’s ride is supposed to be 112 miles but I have decided I don’t want to deal with it so I am planning on getting in the van early on. That decision has made this evening a lot nicer.
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