*Our best wishes to Pat Kerber who we missed this morning*It's off to a cloudy start with lightning and thunder on the assist. We wait it out a while since the lightning is a bit scary to ride along side. The riders opted for a safe way into Muscatine by way of the van and not more than a few minutes after our arrival, did the tornado siren sound. It sounded again soon after, telling the tornado had passed. Ignorantly, we drove off to the bike shop for supplies when we realized parts of the town had been destroyed - windows blown, roof tops gone, trees ripped away, semi trucks tipped on their sides, and the less fortunate lost everything. Only injuries reported with a big mess to clean up.
The photo's at Harpers Cyclery should give a brief idea of how the encounter went at the bike shop and how involved the owner is with his passion. Both he and his son are wonderful to us as they put their souls into their profession.
Our hosts for this evening are Bob and Sandy Hayes who are avid cyclists (as is their son Chris and daughter Heather) and share more stories of RAGBRAI, a common dinner theme in these parts. We forcefully sip Pinot Noir and choke down the gooey chocolate chip cookies straight from the oven. A terrible place to spend the night, we are finding out. *smirk* Queen kitty Ruby has it rough too.
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