We decided to take a partial rest day in St. Louis. We got breakfast in Soulard in the morning. I noticed several Mardi Gras posters on the wall and was told the this area of town has the second largest carnival outside of New Orleans. We met an old timer at breakfast who had been living there for 30 years, telling us the area was full of rooming houses and liquor stores decades ago.
We rode west 30 miles to Weldon Springs where Nick's father lives. On route we stopped at a few stores to replenish supplies including the Maplewood bicycle shop where Ryan had a spoke replaced. The told us about the Katy trail, a rail trail which ran west almost all the way to Kansas City, our next big destination. What luck!
We dropped off our bikes and gear at Nick father's and had our first home cooked meal. Afterward we drove back into the city to the city musuem for a Fishbone concert.
The City Museum is one of the cooler spaces Ive seen. Large metal stuctures take overthe outdoor space, all of which you can climb. There are ladders around trees which lead to different plateaus, slides which bring you down to others and a large airplane shell 7 stories high at the top.
The concert was just what we needed, a burst of high energy. We met up with Franzie and Alex there and all danced about frenitically at the front of the stage. That area turned to a mosh pit after the first couple of numbers.
Afterwards we cruised around the city stopping at coffee cartel in the central west end and then to a karaoke bar for last call. We mustered a version of like a prayer. No applause from the crowd, but no boos either.
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