Waterman - Little town, population of 920 but mighty in power

Today was a long day...  Dave & Darrell rode 112 miles with beautiful rolling hills & some humidity.
We stopped at one point & rested on someone's lawn & used their tree for a beautiful shady spot.

We were hoping to get into Waterman, IL around 5:30-6:00 pm however, we got in after 8 pm.
After several phone calls with Dave Lave, who is the Fire Chief of Waterman, he had arranged to have the guys escorted in from Shabbona and then into Waterman.



Seemed like it was taking forever to get the guys to arrive but around 7:30 we saw them coming around the bend & they were very surprised to see all the vehicles here to greet them.  Shabbona had Ambulance and Tanker Truck.  Then the county joined in with two police escorts.  Waterman had an Engine,  Grass Fire Truck, two ambulances,  and Police Department


As Fred & I looked behind we couldn't believe the amount of cars behind us that just had to wait for this escort to end.


As we came into town the Boy Scouts were on the side of the road standing with American Flags.  The towns people were out showing their support.  What an AMAZING greeting the guys received.  As Dave said "it gave him goosebumps"...

For dinner they treated us to a wonderful Italian dinner and was able to stay the night with our new friends Dave (another Dave) & Toni, his wife.  Thank you so much for your hospitality...