And we're off............

           both moms were there to say goodbye. we loaded up and headed off at 9:00. my mom being crazy like she is set up a photo shoot as she gave as a parting gift of twizzlers and lotery tickets. we took and both were a bit worried about how the trailer will hold up and the truck for that matter.

           as we started going we quickly hit a problem. at around 45-50 the trailer would begin to wobble. great... this has happened before when ive pulled a trailer so i knew what to do. we moved as much weight to the front of the trailer as we could but that bike was just to much and still wobbled though not as bad. we drove like that for a few hours taking old rt 66. most of the speeds were 50 or lower so the wobble wasnt an issue. we get to joplin and decide to check out a map. yea the paper kind. no gps or mapquest on this trip. we pull out and get back on 66 we drive for about 30 min and i ask jamie to see where we are cause someting didnt seem right. she could find us. we saw a sigh that said west 66. o crap. were headed east so we turn around and as were driveing we see a sign.

          so back in missouri again. YAY... so we continue on our marry way. a bit later we decided we would pull over and have a look at the trailer and the bike on the back. just to see how things are going. when i got out the rack i had build for the bike had fallen about 6 inches. it had crushed the tube with out poop tube in it. so after so thinking and some time with a tape measure i determined that the nija could fit in the kitchen. so walla.

         after doing this the wobble was completely gone. YIPPY!!!!!!!! so we took off and were able to use a highway. so we cruised at about 60 the rest of the time. but natrally we got hungry. wheres the food ? in the kitchin of course. wait theres a bike in the way. so i go climbing around and am able to get some crackers, fruit snackes, and some oranges. so that was lunch. from now on i will plan ahead better.


          day 2

          we stayed at my nieces house in columbia MO. they took us out to sub shop and to have some awesome home made ice cream. i got chocolate and it tasted like brownies, thats why it was awesome.

         today my neice took us to rock bridge memorial state park. i love rocks and trails. Sadly they have built these wooden walkways to make it easier to get around but in my opinion it takes alot away from the nature and makes it feel really touristy. the caves were realy cool. and i would love to explore more but toatly forgot all our flash lights so the little light on my camera was all i had for light.