8/11/07 - - As we began to leave Wabash we were stopped by a man named David who came out of his office when he saw us. He offered us cold drinks and tipped us off to a short cut where we could get out of town while avoiding traffic......nice guy. As we approach each of these small towns we see their water tower with the town name painted on it and there is almost always a cemetary alongside the road. Some of these towns are so small that there are more people in the cemetary than are living in the town. These cemetaries are incredibly well maintained and there are flowers all throughout. We pulled over in Monroeville to spend the night. We met a man named Warren who is a volunteer at their Community Center and he unlocked it for us and said we could stay the night. Air-conditioning, showers, washer/dryer and cots. It was like being welcomed by the whole town. He told us only bicyclists are allowed to stay overnight here and he has had cyclists from 47 states and 16 countries.