Thursday, June 3rd, Day 28
Farmington to Centerville, Missouri (44 miles)

We left the firehouse saying goodbye to our new friends. Just the best as all firemen seem to be. Then onto route 221…12 miles into the trip, we were doing well except for rumble strips that make it hard to go uphill. We made a stop at the town of Pilot Knob and another stop at Fort Davidson, General Grant’s first commission..
We traveled on toward Centerville and the hills got higher. We reached the highest hill of the day that was at 1,400 feet above sea level. The downhill trek would take us directly into Centerville. I had received a phone call from the sheriff of Reynolds County, Tom Volner. He wanted to meet us and had Bob Hickman of the VFW and his friend Mike Whitmacker with him when we got to the police station. Centerville is a community with a population of 171. Sheriff Volner presented me with a check for $233.00 for VetDogs.
We had some pictures taken in the Town Square. Then Bob and Mike took the four of us to Sally’s Truck Stop for a shower and then out to dinner. We went back to town square where out tents were set up and we crashed for the night. It seems the people we meet continue to get better and better. I hope this never ends.
The temperature today was in the low eighties, the humidity was tolerable and the sunny skies accented the beautiful landscape.