Cate at Parlor City Pub. We are in the cop corner. And even saw a bike cop on the trail. |
Well, not really. I have some final
prep to do in the morning, including tagging all my stuff.
CR Biker will be on vacation next week,
so no blog updates for a while. Despite the triple-digit heat, I'll
be on RAGBRAI. Wish me luck, blog followers, but I am acclimated to
the Iowa summer, and promise to drink lots of water and electrolyte
solution and to be careful out there.
Did the final long prep ride Thursday
with my sister Cate. We were exchanging data about our home town.
She requested a tutorial on changing a flat (she has had her first
flat in recent history, whereas I am a regular flatulent rider and
have lots of tire-changing experience, alas). (And yes, I know, a
fart joke is low humor, but I hope you chuckled.)
So I showed her how to put on a new
tube and then we rode the Boyson Trail and then down to Prairie Park
Fishery, neither of which she had been on before (well, I'm sure she
has been on the older parts of the Boyson Trail, but not the new ones
that opened this year).
For lunch, she offered to take me to
the Parlor City Pub in the New Bohemia district. The pub is just one
block off the trail, but I had not known of it before. I highly
recommend it. I had an excellent burger and sweet potato fries, and
plan to take Audrey there soon—partly because the food and
atmosphere are fun, but also because it's next door to a book store I
have not been in yet.
Cate's lunch. She says the pulled pork had a nice tangy sauce and was very good. |
Well, Thursday night I had pretty bad
leg cramps. 40 miles with my sister did something bad. But leg
cramps, while they can be really, really painful, are also really,
really nothing in terms of long-term problems—I would much rather
have the cramps than, say, a swollen and sore knee.
All in all, I look forward to RAGBRAI
with some trepidation. You can never say you've done enough miles
when you hit that road. I'm flying more solo this year, without a
Microsoft cohort to keep me company and schlep my bags.
But, I think I'm ready.
Stay tuned, blog fans. CR Biker will
not be updating for a while, but when I do, I'll tell you all about
my hot time on RAGBRAI.
I've been in the motorcycle bar, it's not that scary...at lunch time. Good luck with the ride! I think you are both insane but I hope you "enjoy" the ride!
ReplyDeleteRide on, bro! See you in CR, or somewhere on the road from M-town.
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