We woke up in Granite City, IL next to Horseshoe lake 22 miles away from our destination in Saint Louis. I (Sam) felt surprisingly fresh given that my feet were on fire the night before. I’m sure this was only because I knew a shower and a bed were waiting for us at the end of the day. We got on the road and could already see the Saint Louis skyline about 6 miles in. As we made it about half way through, James asked whether the plan was to take a break or to just push the full 22 miles consecutively. I thought about this for about a second before expressing a desire to go all at once, to which James concurred. We marched onwards, eventually arriving at the wonderful home of the Warner family around 4:30pm. Dr. Brad Warner welcomed us in and we immediately took showers before later being given a house tour. We enjoyed a nice pasta dinner cooked by Dr. Barb Warner and continued to make ourselves at home. James and I proceeded to lounge around on the living room couches and watched Wedding Crashers before sleeping in our comfy beds.
8/15/22
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