June 12 - Kewanee, IL to Davenport, IA (52 miles)

 I woke up with a dry, scratchy throat this morning.  Not a big deal, I don't feel weak or anything.  At this point, I'm not sure if I caught a bit of a cold or is it allergies??  Good thing that we've made our final push to Davenport and have arrived for our much needed day off!  Hoooray!  Davenport is where we first encounter the Mississippi river.  On Monday we will begin the journey north towards Wisconsin and eventually, we will meet back up with the Mississippi and follow along side for quite some time.

Anyhow, in Davenport, we found and excellent Vietnamese restaurant and ate a delicious vermicelli bowl along with a veggie fried rice and some refreshing Vietnamese drinks.  

For the record, we completed Section #8 of the Northern Tier Route as well as crossed another state!  

States Completed:

Maine

New Hampshire

Vermont

New York

Pennsylvania 

Ohio

Indiana

Illinois - CHECK!!