Category: Journal
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The Grotto of Redemption – RAGBRAI Day 2
Read more: The Grotto of Redemption – RAGBRAI Day 2Today was a long day, but the route was mostly flat, making it feel similar to yesterday’s ride. At about mid-afternoon, the sky clouded over cooling things off a bit. We were concerned it might rain, but fortunately, the threatening clouds went the other way, leaving us with a beautiful day for a bike ride.…
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Bikes everywhere! – RAGBRAI Day 1
Read more: Bikes everywhere! – RAGBRAI Day 1We awoke at 5:30 am to the sound of tent zippers. A surprising number of people were already out and about, but for us this felt way too early. The midnight fireworks left us groggy and tired, but we quickly packed up and had a small bite to eat. (We brought some granola with us…
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Confusion and frustration – RAGBRAI Day 0
Read more: Confusion and frustration – RAGBRAI Day 0We are very glad we did not tent last night – Dubuque got another 3 inches of rain – add that to the 5 inches they got on Thursday night and the ground is soaked. It would suck to start the week with a wet tent. We arrive at the Dubuque Bowling and Beyond to…
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Iowa? Why Iowa? – RAGBRAI Day -1
Read more: Iowa? Why Iowa? – RAGBRAI Day -1When we told people we were planning to ride across Iowa this summer, the reaction was always “Why Iowa?” We must admit, that Iowa wasn’t exactly the first place that came to mind for a one week bike trip – but that was before we knew about about RAGBRAI – the Register’s Annual Great Bike…
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Frogs on ‘Bents
Read more: Frogs on ‘BentsThe bikes may be the same, but the faces are different. We must admit, it was a little odd seeing two touring cyclists riding the same bikes as ours. This is a picture of Sylvie and Ben a.k.a. Frogs on ‘Bents. They have been on the road since April 2008. We originally connected with them…
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Our first S24O
Read more: Our first S24OWhat the heck is an S24O you ask? It’s a short overnight bike tour (S240 stands for Sub 24-hour Overnight) for those of us who can’t get away for anything longer. Since you are not gone for long, you don’t need to bring too much stuff and you need less time to prepare. Once your…
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MS Charity Bike Ride
Read more: MS Charity Bike RideThis year, we have decided to do the Ottawa Multiple Sclerosis Charity bike ride. The version we are doing is an overnight ride (80 km each way) from Ottawa to Kempville. We’ve done a couple of different short one-day ride events, but this will be our first overnight charity ride. We’ll be sure to let…
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It doesn’t really matter if I was right
Read more: It doesn’t really matter if I was rightI had a little incident yesterday on my ride home from work, and upon reflection, it doesn’t matter that I was right. I just need to be more careful. Most of my ride home involves side streets and bike paths, but there is a little stretch where I need to ride on a busy street.…