Eric getting pie from a guy that we talked to about SeatoSea... Worthwhile stop don't you think?
Sorry we didn't take very many pictures this week... I myself simply thought that corn fields without end is something that can be expressed in just about one picture...
Probably one of the coolest things I saw in Iowa, maybe (hopefully) I just wasn't paying attention the rest of the time... Which is probably true. Those hills made for some slow riding and plenty of solid thinking time!
As I said before, corn fields without end. But I guess you can see a few tree lines between fields.
Friday July 26
I guess I might as well do today as well... Saves me forgetting to do it later! Last night it rained. Eric and I have discovered previously to last night that our tent suffers in the rain and wind... So we got wet. As a result we were the last riders to leave camp (at 8:15ish) and also the last to finish. Good thing it was a short and sunny ride so we were able to set out our stuff in Pella to dry. But mid-ride (about mile 35?) we stopped at a church in Knoxville for some spectacular watermelon, pie, and cookies/bars leftover from RAGBRAI which had passed through only one or two days ago. We made it quite a stop and I think those 6 cookies really helped me push it up some hills for the last 15 miles. Here in Pella we walked around town and did our laundry (using machines! Not in the shower today!) before having an excellent buffet supper at the cafeteria of Central College. Celebration service outside after supper and then time to ourselves to likely get to bed on time for tomorrow's 95 mile ride... Oh, and John had his 11th and 12th flats today! So without further ado, I'm hitting the sack; or rather, as often happens it will probably hit me first.
4 flats and 0? falls
Thursday July 25
Pretty good day today! Breakfast
with the church was great I hear. Eric
for sure had a superb time eating whatever pies were leftover from last
night… 75 miles seems to be getting
easier and easier as the weeks go along.
Or maybe we just didn’t have wind and tons of hills today like we have
for the last week or so… Eric, a few
other people, and I stopped and talked to a guy who asked us if we were lost
RAGBRAI riders and while talking he offered us fresh pie! Couldn’t say no to that!! The rest of the day has been passing
normally, showers, laundry, and people competing for wifi wherever it is
available!
6 flats and 1 fall (between today and yesterday)
Wednesday July 24
Halfway done according to number of days! Wow the time has been flying. Just realizing that most of these people I
will probably never see again is just a crazy thought… Otherwise the day passed rather uneventfully
until supper. We stayed at a great state
park campground and that weekend the only church in town was having a large
fundraising event began by homemade pies and ice cream at the park Wednesday
night…! It goes without saying that we
all made our way across the campground to their location for some amazing
dessert!
? flats and 0 falls (look at Thursday…)
Tuesday July 22
Biked from Nebraska to Iowa today!
On the way to Waubonsie State Park we stopped on the bridge over the
Missouri River and at the Lewis and Clark Museum. A description in the museum depicted a hard
life… Waking up, packing up, heading out
for the day’s adventure, setting up camp, and going to bed. Sounds oddly familiar if you ask me! Hard day today with quite a bit of ups and
downs and a strong headwind for the last 10 miles and a 300 ft climb to the
finish.
4 flats and 0 falls
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