1. Short Ride!
2. Basement flood
3. Sideline Saloon
1. Today was only 45 miles. We spent about 30 miles of it on the Ozark Trail. Of course I got lost getting out of town in the morning, but that's pretty standard for me at this point. The Ozarks consisited of one 3-5 mile climb followed by a pretty great downhill and then some more rollers. Lunch was around mile 25. Right after lunch there was another big climb. It was pretty steady uphill, again about 5 miles. From there it was all downhill into town. I somehow managed to get ahead of my group and then they stopped to check directions without me knowing, so I actually made it in to the church around 12:15 and a solid 15 minutes before the next grouo. This church is huge! It has so many rooms to choose from to sleep in.
2. We were hanging out in the basement where it was cooler while waiting for dinner. We knew it was going to rain, and we were warned that a corner of the basement would leak. Out of no where, water started gushing out from under the boiler room closet. We started to panic and move stuff to higher ground and onto tables. In about a minute or 2 there was at least an inch of standing water on the floor. Apparently there was a pipe that collects all the water from the roofs and part of it burst gushing water into the boiler room.
3. The next day was a build day meaning we could stay out later and sleep in tomorrow. Just about all of us headed out to a bar. It's hard to find a non-dive bar in a small town. Or finding one that would hold nearly 30 people. We found one called the Sideline Saloon. Some people were watching the hockey game, others(me) didn't care at all. Someone managed to get a free pitcher from a guy at the bar. As the night goes on, there tends to be more singing going on. Jukeboxes are a great hit. I'm sure all the locals hate it, but we had a blast.
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