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Day 1
Sunday
  • Transport bikes in waves over to starting point (Ray bikes over)
  • Assemble stereo while Steve gets us coffee
  • Michelle needs cash so she buys bracelets from Walgreens (they will become quite popular with others)
  • All we need to do is find the route
  • Find route...and it's all hills and headwinds
  • One mile in and Michelle starts her own personal "Rag"BRAI
  • Where does this fucking east wind come from
  • Dave has to be dying
  • 30 miles to the first town...that's bullshit
  • Off road oasis is only 6...7...10 miles from first town (who wants to tell the truth)
  • First encounter with Mystery Machine and they have vodka
  • Finally make it to Kingsley and first beer of day (See picture)
  • Arva sighting but not a Sandra sighting
  • First rain of the week
  • Heidi, Laurie and Dave go find Heidi's friend's parents (I'm sure they're scamming beers)
  • Dave leaves bag...Chris finds bag...Michelle carries bag
  • Michelle has bike trauma
  • Finally get to midtown and see Babs...she should have that new website done now
  • See HARD and stereo that was built with my design (give CD)
  • After many beers off to party town of Quimby
  • Party is ending by the time we get there
  • See Angry and they may be buzzed (give CD)
  • Spot hot looking Die Hard...Angie (of course it's a Comer)
  • Meet up with Aaron, Kayla, Ryan, Dave and have a snooty Old Familiar beer
  • Town no longer selling beer...fuck
  • Michelle uses her ho powers to get firemen to give us beer and turkey
  • It's after 7:00 and we have 24 miles to go
  • Need lights on day 1
  • Make it to town after dark and have party in Amoco parking lot
  • Michelle starts playing matchmaker with girl we met and her friend in Iowa City
  • Have Babs come pick us up
  • Wanda, our host, is toasted by the time we arrive
  • Dave gets many pizzas...a traditional camping out food
  • I get out of the shower by 1 a.m. (got all three "s" functions out of the way)
  • I do the Dad camp check before going to tent...just in case of rain