Thursday, October 24, 2019

Katy Trail Day 7 — Augusta to St. Charles, Missouri

After breakfast at the Augusta Swan Haven Inn Bed & Breakfast, we headed out. The weather was similar to how we started the ride — cold, overcast, with a chance of rain. Ugh! 45 degrees and a chilly breeze! We had on as many clothes as we had.

As we headed down the hill to the trail, we came upon our California group we’d been leapfrogging. They must have stayed at another B&B in town. They looked colder than we were!

Part way down the trail I noticed a detour sign that our California group missed. We hope they didn’t have to double back too far. We were lucky enough to see a couple walking down the detour road, and they confirmed that there was a bridge out and that we needed to climb the hill, go through the park, and then descend back to the boat dock to rejoin the trail. It was worth it though, as I got my first photos of the day.



Then it was on to more depots. 



As the day proceeded we got into St. Charles just as the rain started. We were glad we didn’t have to ride too long in the rain. We got the trikes into the van and went in to the hotel. Our luggage hadn’t arrived yet, so we went out for lunch next door.

After lunch we gratefully accepted our luggage and all headed for warm showers.

A grand week of cycling. If my trike hadn’t had its hiccup, all would have gone smoothly. Have to have some spice along the way, right?!?

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