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This was probably my favorite day of RAGRAI, which is ironic because it was the day I didn't ride at all.
Friday was my day off.
I started the morning watching Jeff, Kolton, and John take off for their morning ride.
Eventually we made it to Salem where we met the guys and had lunch. We just had so much fun walking around, sharing different foods (I even tried fried pickle, which is not much better than regular pickle).
And then, there was the dunk tank. They let anyone get in the tank and then for a small donation, you could try to dunk them. You may not know it, but back in the day, I was an all-star shortstop. In the second grade. Apparently I got whacked in the eye at some point during that season and decided softball wasn't for me.
Anyways, you'll have to watch the video for the epic showdown between me and Jeff. I'm not going to spoil that ending!!
No one was going to ride that afternoon, so everyone just kind of relaxed after lunch. We decided to stay overnight in Salem instead of going to Burlington. Ultimately, we would have just had to double back the next day. Our plan was to stay the night in Salem, then get up in the morning and drive to the meeting town for Saturday, thus avoiding the morning ride. Then we would start from the meeting town and ride to the end.
So we hung out, played on the elementary school playground, and just had some fun times together. The boys tried to teach me how to throw a frisbee the cool way, with minimal success.
Everyone had the chance to rest and get refreshed for the big finish tomorrow!!!
Current Mood: Awesome
Predictions: We will finish strong tomorrow!
Best Part of the Day: The dunk tank and playing frisbee with Jeff and the boys
Worst Part of the Day: Not getting to eat a Farm Kids breakfast burrito
