Day 20 went mostly according to plan. We woke up around 7 as Holly and Erik got up, ate some pop tarts, and hit the road. We made it about 7 miles before hitting a detour due to another closed bridge that took us onto I-80. Knowing that it was illegal to ride bikes on it but also not knowing how else to get across, we began riding on it. I-80 is a lot busier and less enjoyable to ride on than I-90 and we made it no further than a quarter of a mile when a highway patrol car pulled onto the shoulder in front of us, lights-a-flashin'.The patrolman politely explained that we couldn't be there and that you couldn't pay him enough money to ride on the interstate with how dangerous it was. We cordially replied that we didn't want to be there either, that the detour took us there and we didn't want to try another way around without knowing the road conditions. He advised that we get off at the next exit, which is where the detour took us anyway.
A scant few flat and easy miles later we rolled into Davenport and to the house of a friend of Travis' aunt. She and her sister were out garage sale shopping but told us to make ourselves at home, which we did, eating their food and taking a shower. They arrived about an hour later.
Normally I don't enjoy sitting around doing nothing, but I cannot put into words how great it felt to sit on a sofa watching a without moving a muscle. My afternoon of rest and relaxation was topped off with a delicious and filling meal of pasta, ribs, bread, salad, potatoes, and a chocolate cookie dessert. To top it all off, we got to spend the evening in the jacuzzi.
We've been spoiled the past few days, sleeping indoors 5 of the past 7 nights and showering 6 of the past 7 days. But we don't know anybody between here and the coast, so that is likely to change. All in all, today was exactly what we needed after our hard day yesterday and I think we'll be able to finish strong in 10 days or so.| Time | Trip | Odometer | Average | Max |
| 1:52:51 | 26.0 | 2136 | 13.7 | 21.8 |
