Happy Thanksgiving
Heading to sister's house. Just in case there is not enough turkey, we are bringing more.
RAGBRAI DAY 2
July 21, 2008 82 Miles (officially) We logged a little over 84 The road goes on forever and the party never ends Lyrics from a song by Robert Earl Keene The day started off at 2:30 AM with a siren and an announcement by loud speaker of an upcoming storm with high winds and large hail. We all left out tents (did I mention the tents?) and were directed to a storm shelter near the campsite we were in. A couple thousand of us crowded into a Quonset Hut (spell?) for a half hour while the main part of the storm passed near but didn’t hit us. Back into the tent until about 6 AM when we broke camp and began cycling again. I am doing this trip with my niece, Ave, from Mass who met me here. We contracted with a bike club to haul our gear and find a campsite each day. Ave is a teacher, pretty organized, very easy to get along with and an excellent traveling companion. We are both enjoying the trip so much we are talking about our next and who might or might not invite. This day was rated ...
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