2713.4 miles
We went into Columbia last night to sleep away from the bugs and the heat, and to pick up AC's bike and belongings.
We are now three. Briefly, this morning we were four. Justin joined us for the 10 miles to McBaine, and then parted with us to return to Columbia. Three went on.
We rode AC hard today for his first day out. We put in 60 miles to Steedman, MO where we expected to find camping available in the yard of the town's bar and grill. We found the bar. It was the only thing in Steedman, but it was closed. Whether it would open another day was an issue of some debate, but without access to water or toilets it was a debate whose conclusive answer we could not afford to wait and discover.
AC was in rough shape. We needed another ten miles to the next camping listed on our maps, but he was having nothing of it. We rested awhile and then gave him some energy goo, mango flavored, to propel him on. Fortune favored us however, and five miles down the road we came across a campsite that was not listed on our maps in Portland. Our fate was sealed as I went in search of the campground's owner and my front tire blew out No proprietor could be found, but in searching a local woman informed us we could camp for free at the community center up the hill.
Don't worry AC, we need ride no further tonight.
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