RAGBRAI DAY 5


RAGBRAI DAY 5

July 24, 2008

74 miles - cool, rainy and windy. Good day for a ride.


Goin' places that I've never been.
Seein' things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on the road again.......
.....Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway

from On the Road Again by Willie Nelson

To add my own line..........

Making friends we may never see again

Setting up a tent in a new town every day, meeting dozens of people along the way, being a gypsy for the week is not so bad.

If you have never slept in a tent during the rain, you have missed a great experience. Packing up a wet tent during a rain is another thing. Started in the rain today and the whole day was cool and overcast. It was not a good day for roadside vendors selling bottled water and energy drinks.

The beer gardens seem to open about 9 AM everyday. Some of the riders will stop for hours. You have to wonder how they ever find their way to the final town of the day. The music, drinks and food are so good along the way that maybe it doesn't make any difference if they finish for the day or not.

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