Welcome to Marion, Kentucky

Well, today was a terribly short riding day for me. Yesterday i rode from Carbondale, Il almost to Elizabethtown, Il. I ended up starting around 9:30am and finishing at about 5:30pm, it was a fairly cloudy day and pretty cool. I stopped as i crossed in front of a church called Community Chapel, i saw they had a good awning and a 6:00pm service i was pretty drained from the day since i havent been on the bike for a while. The mention of concern about the awning was that i did not really want to pitch my tent in the open because i knew storms were moving in, therefore i wouldnt have to pack a wet tent. I parked my bike and others started rolling in, each person probably shook my hand atleast once and gave me a smile. The pews were littered with white people, but shook and moved how people would characterize a black church. Hands clapping and loud voices, with or without microphones. When the guy spoke i thought he was going to pass out from lack of oxygen after a while, he survived nevertheless. It was good though, and i ended up getting to sleep in a guest room that they had set up, it was actually a very amazing set up they had. A full bed, 2 futons, a dinner table, shower, and the church kitchen. Oh, it also had heat.

So i woke up at around 7:30am to the sound of rain against metal roofs and started rolling at around 8:45am. I sopped into the town of Cave in Rock and stopped at this little restaurant called GeeJay's and got some not homemade biscuits and gravy with bacon of course. The biscuits were good though, but its amazed me that no one really makes biscuits anymore. I left from there at about 11:30am to catch the ferry across the Ohio River and entered into Kentucky. As i rode off the ferry and down sr91 i encroached upon Amish country and a few stores i think owned by a family called the Yoders. I stopped by their variety store, it was the only one directly off the road, and was quite suprised all they had in there, a lot of dried stuff, bulk foods, other home made preserves and what not, the usual cheap nic-nak things, and some pretty nice wood furniture that i wanted to make sketches of to make back at home. I continued riding and came into Marion, Ky and stopped at the library for a little break and to spend $1310.00 on my ticket to indo. When i entered the library, the ladies at the desk realized how wet i was, suggested that i put my jacket on a chair outside, and put a plastic bag on the seat of a computer chair that they designated for me. I began to surf the web and then was shortly politley interrupted by one of the librarians, and they offered me a towel to dry off with. That is how soaked i was. It is supposed to rain 2-6 inches of rain here today, when i got to marion i decided i was miserable in the rain and decided to call it quits. The librarians took it upon themselves to try and see if they could get me indoors somewhere, after i inquired about camping at the park, and referred me to the tourism office whom referred me to the Marion Baptist Church Family Life Center. I went there, and talked to the people and inquired if i could sleep on their floor, then they had a side meeting and they ended up setting me up at a B&B across the street. I was amazed at that, and didnt expect it at all. So, i put my stuff up, and got a footlong cold cut trio from subway, and 2 chocolate chocolate chip cookies, and a peanut butter cookie. Then i went the McDonalds and got a double cheese burger, Med fry, and 2 pies. i have consumed all except 6 inches of sub and 1 pie, i plan on eating it later tonight.

Well... im getting tired, i think i will make some coffee in my room, read some, and make a few calls. i hope you enjoyed the somewhat narrative post for today. peace i think tomorrow is sunnier and brighter