RAGBRAI DAY 3
RAGBRAI DAY 3
July 22, 2008
58 Miles – mostly flat, still into the wind, but pretty easy compared to yesterday
Elvis has left the …….cornfield?
Seems almost every small town festival we pass through has an Elvis impersonator. Some are OK and most are pretty bad. I was telling my daughter and she asked what is the deal. Although, I don’t really understand either, there will still be Elvis impersonators when she is an old woman.
Sounds
You would think a 471 mile bike ride would be a pretty quiet affair. It’s not.
An amazing number of bikers have some sort of music on there bikes. Everything from store bought systems that are compact fitting in a water bottle cage or behind a bike seat to some very elaborate home made systems, sometimes requiring trailers behind the bikes. A lot of old rock and roll, some country and one old guy listening to a symphony is what I remember from the day. I didn’t see it, but I heard there was a large group riding and singing along to Johnny Cash.
Sirens. With this many cyclists riding so close together so many miles there are a few accidents every day. Probably you hear and see an ambulance every hour.
Music. Lots of live and recorded music in every town we pass through. The sites and sounds of a carnival are heard at least 3 times every day.
Smells
Generally very pleasant and greatly varied food smells for much of the ride, sometimes the food smells better than it tastes. And then there is the occasional pig farm; almost knocks you off you bike.
July 22, 2008
58 Miles – mostly flat, still into the wind, but pretty easy compared to yesterday
Elvis has left the …….cornfield?
Seems almost every small town festival we pass through has an Elvis impersonator. Some are OK and most are pretty bad. I was telling my daughter and she asked what is the deal. Although, I don’t really understand either, there will still be Elvis impersonators when she is an old woman.
Sounds
You would think a 471 mile bike ride would be a pretty quiet affair. It’s not.
An amazing number of bikers have some sort of music on there bikes. Everything from store bought systems that are compact fitting in a water bottle cage or behind a bike seat to some very elaborate home made systems, sometimes requiring trailers behind the bikes. A lot of old rock and roll, some country and one old guy listening to a symphony is what I remember from the day. I didn’t see it, but I heard there was a large group riding and singing along to Johnny Cash.
Sirens. With this many cyclists riding so close together so many miles there are a few accidents every day. Probably you hear and see an ambulance every hour.
Music. Lots of live and recorded music in every town we pass through. The sites and sounds of a carnival are heard at least 3 times every day.
Smells
Generally very pleasant and greatly varied food smells for much of the ride, sometimes the food smells better than it tastes. And then there is the occasional pig farm; almost knocks you off you bike.
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