May 28, 2007 Vermillion, SD - Sioux City, Iowa 38 miles
It's Memorial Day...flags are at half mast today and we pass beautiful cemeteries and small, white churches on the back roads, decked out with flags and fresh flowers poking out all around. It truley is touching as we pass by - How many stories lie behind these graves...
Today we have great company...Justin & Andrew who are brothers, Joe, Angie, and Kevin who was so gracious to let us crash at his house. Our team grew from just 2 up to 7 and they had a liesurely day of 38 miles into Sioux City. I abandoned my crew to help a Father-Son team (unsupported) get a broken bike to the nearest bike shop. Our crew had a great lunch at Penera's Bread where we soon had to say our goodbyes, stock up on recovery drink mix, and head to our next hosts Leon and Ruth Shortenhause - an absolutely lovely couple who allowed us to take over the laundry area, made us pizza, and gave us a cozy place to sleep.
Tonight Brad from local TV Station came to the house for a quick caption which we finally got to catch on the 6 o'clock news. We are famous for a second or two. Yet another chance to promote the 'Power of the Bike'!!
It's almost too peaceful tonight so I guess we will drift off and dream of 30mph headwinds tomorrow. This town is a 'must come back to town' for sure!
It's Memorial Day...flags are at half mast today and we pass beautiful cemeteries and small, white churches on the back roads, decked out with flags and fresh flowers poking out all around. It truley is touching as we pass by - How many stories lie behind these graves...
Today we have great company...Justin & Andrew who are brothers, Joe, Angie, and Kevin who was so gracious to let us crash at his house. Our team grew from just 2 up to 7 and they had a liesurely day of 38 miles into Sioux City. I abandoned my crew to help a Father-Son team (unsupported) get a broken bike to the nearest bike shop. Our crew had a great lunch at Penera's Bread where we soon had to say our goodbyes, stock up on recovery drink mix, and head to our next hosts Leon and Ruth Shortenhause - an absolutely lovely couple who allowed us to take over the laundry area, made us pizza, and gave us a cozy place to sleep.
Tonight Brad from local TV Station came to the house for a quick caption which we finally got to catch on the 6 o'clock news. We are famous for a second or two. Yet another chance to promote the 'Power of the Bike'!!
It's almost too peaceful tonight so I guess we will drift off and dream of 30mph headwinds tomorrow. This town is a 'must come back to town' for sure!
2 comments:
You guys are awesome! We are all thinking about and inspired by you and wishing you the best.
Happy pedalling!
love, Bunn
PS Duck all that corn in Iowa is for the cows so you still have to bring your own snacks on the road
Hope Tuesday went good for you and the rains held off until you hit Mo Valley! Thanks for spending time with us and riding with us, it was truly our pleasure!
Kevin
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