The Greenhouse B&B (July 22, 2012)

From Iroquois we rode to Kempton Illinois.  We had been told by fellow tourist Ron and Sharon that The Greenhouse Bed and Breakfast was a nice place to stay and that they allowed camping in their yard.  So, as we approached Kempton, I called and talked to Mark who said yes they allowed camping. 

We came up to the house which was literally bright green (unfortunately we didn’t get a picture; In fact, we have few pictures from that day.)  When we arrived we met Mark and Guia the owners.  They offered us water with fresh mint in it and Guia gave us some delicious fruit salad.  We had a lovely chat about their house and the Philippines.  Guia is from there and David had spent some time visiting the island of Bohol in the PI.  After we talked Mark showed us spots to camp and told us if we wanted a meal we needed to speak to Guia who does all the food.

I jumped at the chance to have a real meal.  She is a gourmet cook and caterer.  She made us a scrumptious salad with fresh veggies from their organic garden and some noodles with shrimp in it for David.  It was delightful. 

Later that afternoon, they were going to a pool party of Candice who is a friend of Guia’s and they invited us to go.  David declined but I went and had a lovely time meeting some of their friends and socializing with new people.

We ended up leaving very early in the morning before Mark and Guia were up.  I was sad that we were unable to say good-bye properly, as I so enjoyed meeting both of them.  We wish them much success with their B&B and even mentioned them to another cyclists we met later down the road.

The old barn on The Greenhouse property

You can see the garden on the other side.

Of course, we have to get pics of the bikes!

Sunset at the Greenhouse.

David's fully loaded bike.

A wall of a bar in Kempton early in the morning.

The book store wall.  Wish it were open.

Another of the book store.  I could have used some coffee too.

Front of book store.

Wonder where we will be on August 9th?

Kempton.

Windmills outside of Kempton.