Despite starting the day with a rainstorm followed by a "pick the fastest Kybo line" contest (Oink won), Day 5 was mostly all business as Rabbit, Oink, Weenie, Dillo and Moo tackled the century. After the Karras Loop we met Shortcake and Yellow Rose in the mtg town for lunch. Many of us enjoyed Pork Tenderloins as big as our head (well, not OUR heads as, as many people know, we both have the trademark giant Lee melons), and Geezer and Lonestar enjoyed pie and ice cream. After a good break and sunscreen reapplication we continued on our way... Various team members later stopped for pie and/or homemade ice cream... and, despite five of us getting caught at various places in a giant rainstorm, we made it thru 104.5 miles! Hooray!
After that we were all tired... Oinks legs were smoked (or cured?) and Moo's were roasted. THANK YOU to Geezer, Lonestar, Shortcake and Yellow Rose for setting up our tents before the rain hit. It was awesome to roll into camp and not worry about setting up in the mini hurricane.
After showering some in the rain, Rabbit, Oink and Weenie added to our ragbrai experience by "showering" with our charter services' "Shower Thingy" while still dressed in our bike gear... Basically an ice cold garden hose but we were so soaked from the rain it wasn't a big deal. ;) Post-garden hose shower the gang met up with our cousin (Rabbit's sister) Andrea for dinner at a good Ottumwa diner... We managed to score our own room in the diner with cushy purple chairs (one benefit of a group of 11). Yummy homegrown cookin'
Pie-a-rrific Week Totals thru Day 5- Rabbit @ 6 Pieces, Oink @ 4 1/2, Geezer and Moo @ 5... We have some work to do to catch Rabbit.
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