June 15 - Davenport, IA to Massillon, IA (50 miles)

 Jake has still been feeling the effects of his cold, while I've got most of my strength back.  

With Jake not feeling well, we moved as many of his heavy things as we could onto my bike.  Mid-ride, we stopped at some sort of game reserve, roll out our air mattresses out and take an afternoon nap in attempt to give Jake a bit of a break.  

For the first time in a long while, we've finally encountered rolling hills (no more solid flatness).  You'd think flat terrain is ideal, and I'm not complaining about it... but....  on the flats, you never get a break!  You always have to keep pedaling.  Whereas with hills, you pedal up the hill and then on the other side you get the opportunity to coast and take a short break.  Jake and I both agree that we'd rather have 'some' hills than no hills.    

We pushed out from Davenport with the intent on Oxford Junction as our destination.  However, we shortened the day by about 7-8 miles and opted to camp in Massillon.  Massillon is basically a few houses and a gas station.  The camp site is state operated and was behind the local cemetery which was kind of creepy!