7-24-11

Martin: Countryside taken on a drive north of Sydney.

Me: RAGBRAI: Day 1. Woo hoo...we made it! It's been a whirlwind! I want to write all about it but must get to bed 'cause we're getting up at 5am to do it all over all. In short, we biked 63 miles today through corn fields, farms, cattle and barns. We ate ice cream, Iowa sweet corn, Hoegh steaks and a variety of incredible homemade desserts. My brother Rod biked the whole day with us, and my other brother Brent plus his daughter, Lisa and her husband Mitch biked the last 15 miles of the route with us. So fun! Mom came out to see us along the way with my sister-in-law, Nancy. We had an enthusiastic greeting from my other brother Monte, sister-in-law, Emily, Mom and nephews Jerome and Nathan once we reached our overnight destination of Atlantic. April was a super star...she did fantastastic!