We made it to Branson and our second rest day. 90+ miles and I now realize that the Ozarks are going to present their own set of challenges with one roller after another - all pretty short but many reaching 15%+ grade.
As usual, we started last but rode fairly hard and got to lunch a bit early. Post lunch the two J's took the effort up a notch as we attacked one roller after another. The Ozarks really are beautiful, especially after several long days in the Oklahoma panhandle. I think we arrived at 1:30, at least a couple of hours ahead of the rest of the group, but luckily the rooms were ready for us. After several business trips, reaching Branson felt like a homecoming of sorts. We rode straight in on highway 76 which is the strip with most of the theaters on it, and it was fun to see everything again from a bike saddle.
Tomorrow's a day off, but I actually have a presentation to make to Dan Lennon and the Branson CVB from 9:00-12:00 tomorrow. I'm encouraging everyone to take in the Presley Family show tomorrow night, as it's a quintessential Branson show and the Presleys - led by Steve, one of my favorite clients here - are a great group of people. That said, I'll have to give it a miss as I want to watch Andy play soccer against arch-rival trinity University tomorrow at 8:00 PM.
Time to walk around Branson Landing and play tourist for an hour before dinner.
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