Day 86-Rest in Rock Falls

After breakfast in the hotel restaurant I gathered up my laundry and head to the classy laundromat across the highway. For the half hour my clothes were in the washer we went back to Wal-Mart to return the radio and get some new flip-flops as my $4 pair from the Grocery Outlet in Ontario, OR finally gave out. The dryers at the laundromat were free and miraculously dried my clothes completely in seven minutes.

We piled the clothes into the car and drove back towards Clinton to see the Mississippi River again. After stopping in the town of Morrison and the locks outside of Clinton, we kept heading north to cross on Highway 64. The Mississippi reminded me of the Everglades at this crossing as it had a very swampy feel. We passed through the town of Mt. Carroll before heading back south to Sterling.

Returning to Rock Falls, we stopped for lunch at Culver's again before saying goodbye. It was amazing to get to see family again and the day provided a great pick-me-up for the rest of the trip.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing in bed, icing my Achilles, and trying to determine my route through Illinois. Route planning is a lot harder of a challenge now that there are so many options.

One of the several cool houses in Morrison