Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Misc pic 6 Goodbye Ragbrai 2013
Misc pic 5 Brent & Me
Little Bug in West Point
Saturday, July 27, 2013
A bed! Oh yes-can't wait to climb in! It has been 1-week!
We are staying at our halfway point in Joplin, MO. Tomorrow we are planning on leaving 5-5:30am. 6 hours to Robert's, 3 hours more to my mom's, and 1 more hour to my house. John will stay the night and complete his round trip RAGBRAI journey with a 3.5 hours to Fannett, TX.
Lots of driving tomorrow, so off to bed now...
The clan (minus Michael) outside our meeting spot in Kingdom City, MO.
Photo credit to Robert. Thanks Robert!
Surprise John!
As a surprise to John, arrangements were made for John's brother, Jim, wife Karen, nephew Jimmy, his wife Robin, and their two kids, Abby and Michael, to meet us on our trek south. As they all live in the St. Louis area, they drove to meet us as we crossed I-70 on our trek south. It was a great surprise. :)
We took a trip to Mt. Pleasant...
... it is 22 miles east of Fairfield. It is where I grew up from 3rd grade to high school graduation.
RAGBRAI complete!
Day 7 63 miles and 2,427 ft of climb from Fairfield to Fort Madison. It was a very chilly morning in the low 50's, so we layered up and hit the road. It was windy as well with the wind coming out of the north. With the route being predominantly south and east, it was really nice to have the tailwind.
Pic shows us at the dip site (front tire in Mississippi) and just how beautiful it was today. Robert's ride went well, but he doesn't dip. :)
Sad to leave the club, especially Brent. Hope he will come to visit us in Texas soon.
Day Break Day 7
Friday, July 26, 2013
Lunch at Yummy's in Fairfield!
And it was yummy! Chicken and Noodles (which I have been craving all week) over mashed potatoes with side salad, roll and mini dessert!
Day 6 complete!
52 miles, 1,222 miles ft of climb from Oskaloosa to Fairfield. We did get rain last night starting around midnight. It was a nice steady rain, no storms and luckily it eased up by the time we get on our bikes about 6:00am. The dark clouds were around us the whole route, but rain stayed away. Made for a nice cloudy and cool day on the bike. It was the flattest day of the week, but it was a nice ride with a few hills. Robert says he is bringing a taser next year for his encounter with another cyclist. Yikes for road rage!
Only one more day!
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Brent at last stop Day 5
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