St James to St Clair

Friday 18 May 2018

Today's ride was from St. James to St. Clair

I left St James today knowing it was going to start raining sooner or later.  The weather was good for the first 12 miles.

I arrived in Cube, MO.  Cuba is known for the large number of murals painted on the side of buildings in the town.

After I took theses pictures and elderly gentleman stopped his car and asked me if I wanted an apple.  I said sure.  Then I asked him if he knew of a good place to eat breakfast.  He gave me directions to Shelly's.
More murals to photograph before breakfast.

This is just a wall

The next two pictures explain the following murals

At this point there was a light rain starting so I headed to Shelly's for breakfast.  Not sure what was going on when I got to the restaurant,  there were a half dozen police cars around the building.  I went in and it must be the local hangout for the policeman.  No wonder, the food is excellent.  And the coffee is hot and flavorful.

 I ordered the breakfast special 2 eggs, bacon and a 1/2 order of biscuits and gravy.

 When I went outside there was a light, steady rain.  I put on my rain jacket and headed down the road.  It rained for the next 35, until I got to the hotel in St. Clair.  I was soaked by the time I got to the hotel.  A couple of positives, it was a warm rain, it washed the pollen out of the air, and the hotel had a washer to get the mud out of the cycling cloths and a dryer so everything is ready for tomorrow.