Day 23: Made St. Louis

Made it. Very tired. Rode 2 hours in a savage storm this morning. Lost my Kansas City gamble of not getting a spare tube by getting a flat 10 miles short of my destination. Had a huge dinner, very good. Bike desperately needs a tune up and a new chain; going to bike shop in the morning before I hit the road for Louisville. I hear East St. Louis is very rough, highest handgun crime rate in the US, I wonder how that compares to Baghdad.