Hills, Hills and more Hills

We are on another rest day. This time with Nancy's relatives in Kentucky. Staying in their beautiful quest home--the cats get an entire barn to roam in.
Missouri/Illinois and western Kentucky can be summarized as hills. Some are super steep but they are getting less steep as we head east. We did more climbing in Missouri each day than in Colorado. We rode across the Mississippi and took a ferry across the Ohio Rivers.
We also had this strange notion that we would be heading more into civilization. Actually we still have very spotty cell service and only limited opportunities to stop for overnite or even food.
Andreas has come and gone a few times--perhaps now for the last time. We will all miss him very much.
The tow hitch had broken some days ago and Donna had been driving the Elephant. We got that fixed in Bowling Green so the girls can now sit together in the motor home and chat as they drive their short miles each day.
Here is the re-cap since the last rest day:
September 25-to Houston, Mo: 66 miles, 67-78 degrees, 3412 feet of climbing.
26th to Ellington: 70 miles, 53-60 degrees, 4931 feet.
27th to Farmington: 65 miles, 53-70 degrees, 3763 feet.
28th to Murphysboro, Ilinois: 88 miles, 53-77 degrees, 4307 feet.
29th to Eddyville: 67 miles, 57-80 degrees, 3612 feet.
30th to Marion, Kentucky: 46 miles, 57-88 degrees, 2936 feet.
October 1st to Beech Grove-Owensboro: 53 miles, 60-75 degrees, 2100 feet.

We will resume riding on tuesday 5th. On our rest days we will visit Mammoth Caves and just generally relax.