In Fairbury, we stayed at a city park, just outside of the old downtown area. It was near the train tracks. The trains went by at least every half hour, with their whistles blowing very loudly. (Most of the trains were coal trains. There must be a mine close by.) Since I decided to stay in a tent, rather than the community center, I was woken up throughout the night. The second night, I must have gotten use to it, as I slept through most of the trains.
On Saturday night, about 20 of us, mainly the young adults, went bowling. We played two games. It was a very enjoyable activity that took our minds off of biking.
On Sunday, the group attended the local Presbyterian Church. I stayed behind to help secure the camp, with one other person. We were picked up afterwards to join the meal, as they put on a huge potluck for the cyclists. There was so much left over, we took enough for supper. In the afternoon, we relaxed around camp and went to the nearby pool. By evening it was hard to believe we just arrived the day before. It was a good day of rest.
Monday was an easy ride. We went just 83 kms and even stopping halfway at a bakery for coffee and some goodies, we made it into camp by 11:30am. We are staying at Oasis Bible Camp. We can cool down in their main building that has WiFi. (We are feeling some humidity as we bike. The dry heat is now in the past. Scenery remains cornfields and soybeans.)
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