Cherokee, OK

It wasn’t the mileage that killed us, it was the heat (101 according to the bank sign) and wind (15 mph – which according to the locals was nothing). We could see a bunch of down limbs and utility poles from a storm 3 weeks earlier that had winds of 90 mph. I am glad we missed that. There was a huge storm that passed overnight, but was clear for our ride the next day. Dinner was great, and the pastor said that after reading our blogs that we would want something other than pasta. It is nice to know that so many of our hosts follow us online. We had mac & cheese (always a popular dish), meatballs, fruit salad, etc (all I know is that I had 2 full plates). The pastor was great and it was evident that he had been a campus minister as he new exactly how we thought. He even called out that we should have some cake – which was called “Better than sex cake.” Never expected to hear that from a pastor. On the ride, we stopped at a well, which was divine, since we were so hot. Of course, 10 minutes after filling up, the water was already hot again from the heat.