Miles ridden: 57.4
Gatorades drank: 10
Pieces of pie eaten: 4
Beers consumed: 5
Number of times we were called crazy: 1 (that we know about)
Number of showers taken: 4 (which is 4 more than yesterday)
Our day started way too early when Geezer announced at 4:30am "that's my wake-up" call after a train rolled by and sounded its horn. New CycLees rule: no movement or sound until at least 5am regardless of how many trains go by.
After stopping twice for coffee and breakfast (all before mile 9) we were on our way. Let's clear something up right now.... IOWA IS NOT FLAT. WE PROMISE!!! During our ride, we enjoyed 3,797 feet of climb. If that's not what you call vacation, we don't know what is! Although tomorrow unless Iowa's topography changes overnight, we'll tackle 5,239 feet of climb. (Right now we are channeling our inner mountain goat in preparation!)
We had awesome support from Queen Judy and crew - Kathy, Aunt Marlene, Uncle Loren and George Henry. They met us with water, gatorade and snacks. Most impressively they found our bags, scouted a campsite and initiated tent set up before all of us were done riding!!! (We've been informed not to expect similar service again this week.) Thank you!!!
We have met a lot of nice people along the way. Two of our favorite quotes of the day: "A little bit of crazy always helps" - said by a man who witnessed a mere 10 seconds of conversation between Oink and Moo; and "You can do it. You are a mountain goat" - said by a man to Oink as she was nearing the top of a hill.
This afternoon we stated repeatedly we were glad we chose Porkbelly's charter service... Cold beer, hot (or cold - your choice) showers, and "cooling" tents with water misters were available. They even fed us a yummy church supper dinner. Afterwards, Geezer and Rabbit went down to check out Harlan's expo and entertainment tonight (Terri please see note below). The two of us are relaxing and listening to a jazz band from afar. Tonight is going to be an early night - really, it is not even 8pm and we are struggling to stay awake. Plus we want to get an early start tomorrow because Rabbit, Oink and Moo are going to attempt the century (100 miles) - yes, the man was right, we apparently are crazy.
All in all a great day. Tomorrow's forecast is for hot and hilly conditions. Whoo hoo!
Over and out,
Moo and Oink
Note to Terri: Evan has not purchased any jerseys or tshirts, per your explicit instructions. That said, we cannot say as to whether or not he's purchased socks (red cornhusker ones of course), a sweatshirt (which would be totally different than a jersey or tshirt), a bandana, shoes, a Ragbrai poster, a biking tattoo, tie-dyed personalized underwear (he may or may not have done your xmas shopping there too) or a super cool blue bike. While we can't say if he's really bought any of these items, next year you may need to supervise personally.
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