I made a VERY wise decision. I decided that we would shorten the ride to test out my knee.
30 miles of cycling...29.9 miles of knee pain. BIG ? regarding tomorrow but tomorrow IS a long way off.
The ride today was lovely. More hills for sure but Glenn handles them with the strength of an ox...he just puts everything into it until we get to the top. I cannot imagine a better cycling partner (thanks again michele). What it has taken me a few days to realize is that many of the vendors travel the route with us. Each day the same signs dot the landscape:
Pasta man
Smoothie guy
Pb&j stand
Beekmans ice-cream
And on and on.
There are of course the town pie ladies, of which I have to say there is a close tie between raspberry & blueberry as it stands today.
Today, during a spat of rain, I tried the pb&j stand...creamy peanut butter, raspberry jam, bananas & ruffles potato chips (they tried to talk me into jalapeño peppers). It was fantastic and a good substitute for pie since it was only 9:30 AM.
The folks who live along the routes sit out in lawn chairs offering water, Gatorade and homemade items. For some reason, bananas are handed out freely at no charge...you would think that if anything was to be handed out free it would be corn!
Home early, several of us walked into the town of Grinnell for lunch and in search of the obligatory RAGBRAI t-shirts. I am being offered an indoor room so I anticipate a good night sleep after last nights 90 degree scorcher that had us all sleepless.
I will find myself with sue and her wonder hands later tonight...will attempt to ride again tomorrow. Funny, I am too tired to even look to see what day 6 holds. It will surprise us all.
Until tomorrow then.
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