5/9 Fly to st louis, U-Haul to Clinton

Another successful packing party at J's!   Then fly/u-haul+car/drop boxes in STL and onto Clinton, MO.  Good lunch stop at frumpy Joes and no issues until I rode my bike to the hotel and realized the crank threads to my pedal were totally stripped.  Found the only bike shop (just opened last year) for 100 miles who at 5.30 on a Friday set me up with a new one-by crank and saved me.  Literally.  And guaranteed me no derailleur issues.  Dinner at pizza glen (cash only!), with cheesy salads and $11 pitchers.  Back to the bike shop for ice cream sodas and then a slide show to mentally prepare for the ride.  8 miles.