We are in Augusta, Mo., only about 27 miles from our return terminus in St. Charles. Augusta is a very quaint and historic town, that used to be a port on the banks of the Missouri River. Unfortunately in the late 1800s a series of floods relocated the river about a mile south of its current location. Augusta now boasts about a dozen B&Bs, a half dozen wineries and two pretty good taverns (don't ask how we know). We will be camping about 3 miles east of town at Klondike County Park. Today was very hot and windy. Forecasts were for 90+ degrees and winds gusting to 40 mph+. Luckily for us the winds were predominantly from the southwest, so they represented a slight tail wind. We still may be in for a thunderstorm.
We left our UCC friends today and probably won't see them again. They are staying tonight in Marthasville, about 15 miles behind us. We did share a wonderful meal with them at the UCC church in Hartsburg on Tuesday, but declined their offer to sleep in the church. We slept instead in the park near the trailhead. I'll miss those folks. They were really nice and were fun to ride with. After riding with them off and on and sharing several meals over about three days, we kinda got attached to them. Wednesday night we stayed in the town park in Rhineland.
We hope to get off the trail by early afternoon tomorrow. Friday night we have tickets to see the St. Louis Cardinals play the California Angels. Look for us in the first row in the outfield stands. Maybe we'll bring home a home run ball!
Myron
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