Sydney Pie and Kylie K: Rabrai 39 Part B

Day 1: Glenwood to Atlantic. We started off in the morning after All of us helped to strike the tents. We got a hint from the pastor at the church that we could take a short cut and avoid a bunch of big hills. We should have learned by now that people that don't ride bikes regularly don't understand that hills are everywhere. So we took this short cut and it turned out to have quite a few huge hills, and it was also longer to the first town. We got to the route and discovered that we missed the first town. Thankfully we hadn't missed FarmBoys and were able to enjoy the best burritos in Iowa. I did a half day due to my lack of training. So I headed back to Carrol to assist with the preparations at camp. Cherilyn was having troubles and it was our Anniversary so I decided to help on support the next day rather than ride. That night we stayed at the house of some very nice people that grilled out for the 50 or so people that were camping on their lawn.

Even when she's laying down on the job she's working harder than all of us

Don't hog the fuzzy G-Pops

Buffaloes ready to go

Day 2: Atlantic to Carrol. I made a good decision to not ride. I hope I was helpful to the support team and I don't think my body would have been able to handle the heat and hills. When the riders got in they were very fatigued and overheated. I think it may have hit 200 that day. We got to stay indoors that night which helped us to recuperate from the heat.

The best kind of Ragbrai Shower

Day 3: Carrol to Boone. In Boone we stayed at the Dahle's which is always a good time. I rode the whole day with Pops. In the morning we were zooming along. We were more than halfway done with the ride when we stopped for lunch at Mr. Porkchop. This is when the clouds parted and let the sun hover 20 ft from the Earth's surface. We thought we would get in by 1:30 at the pace we were going in the morning. In the afternoon we were going significantly slower due to the heat. We finally got in at 3:30. The last part of the ride included a very long steep hill named "Twister Hill". It is called that because part of the movie Twister was filmed there. At the top I was congratulated on being the biggest rider to make it to the top without walking. At that point of exhaustion I didn't know how to take that as a compliment. That night Sydney got to meet the Dahle clan, including the Hills and Manglers. Also that night Kasha and Dave arrived with Julien. As you can see in the pictures Dave has decided not to give Julien clothing. He said something about there being no free rides and having to earn your conveniences.