The rest of the day of the rest in the Mid-West

An afternoon of rest was just what the doctor ordered (literally) and Jack slept for about 5 hours whilst Tom and Matt caught up on facebook, planned the final 300 miles of the route and patched up some injured innertubes. For dinner we had a feast of the biggest steaks we had ever seen, mash and corn on the cob followed by some great homemade pies that Tom demolished. Topics of conversation included the massive college football program in Nebraska that Jay's son works for and has a 81,000 seater stadium and then we looked at some virtual panaramas that the eldest daughter Alex makes. Sloan's (the youngest daughter) friend then showed up for some pie and to meet "the UK men". We learnt some silly US rules about drinking including that some universities ban all alcohol on campus and you get kicked out of uni if you get caught and that you can go to prison if you are caught with alcohol when you are underaged, also known as getting MIPed (Minor In Possession). Tom then began his flirting in earnest getting them to bang him on facebook before trying to start a game of footsie with Hilary. Unfortunately he was quickly rejected and we started to compare music. Dizzee Rascal went down a treat but La Roux was not so well received and we began to demonstrate the greatness of some of our previous UK number ones, namely Bob the Builder, Mr Blobby and the Teletubbies. Hilary and Sloan were impressed by the album of our previous fancy dress efforts although could not grasp the concept of Pot Noodles and thought they were something to do with drugs but now want to spend a semester in the UK after showing them a video of LSU.

We stayed up pretty late (well 9.30) and looked forward to a great nights sleep in single beds for once! Thanks Sloan for giving up your bed for Matt!

We are also looking for suggestions on what the girls could do for a challenge after being inspired by our cycling efforts. We rejected their idea of riding a moped through the state of Nebraska as being too easy and not enough of a challenge so please share your ideas on what they could do.