We hated to leave El Dorado Lake as it was our favorite campsite of the trip. However, we were up at the crack of dawn as Andreas had a long distance to ride today. It was our last day riding with Andreas as he needs to "make ground" in order to fly home to Switzerland on October 15. We are really sad to see him go. We rode from El Dorado Lake to Toronto Lake, a distance of about 57 miles. It was a beautiful ride through the Trent Hills with Andreas leading the pace line (Dana and I will also miss not being able to draft off of him!). We all had a late breakfast/early lunch together in the town of Eureka (thank you, Andreas!), then shortly after exchanged hugs and wished each other safe travels. Andreas is encouraging us to fly to his home in Switzerland next summer and ride the 800 mile bike trail along the Rhein River - we may just do it!
I stopped at a rest stop not far from our destination (Kansas has beautifu, cleanl rest stops, most of them with some historical information). At this particular one was a sign explaining the significance of the area:
As we get closer to Missouri we are encountering more rolling hills. We know the hills will be steep once we reach the Ozarks.
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