I always get vacation-itis the week before RAGBRAI. It gets worse when I see you out-of-staters start posting that you are on your way about on Wednesday and Thursday.
However bad it gets, it won’t be as bad as the week after RAGBRAI.
Must focus!!
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The Hooligans leave tomorrow!
DAMMIT! See what I mean?!?!?
Packing today, Wingman arrives tomorrow, and we all roll out of the drive Wednesday.
RIDE RIGHT
Loading bikes & luggage in my driveway Thursday after work (the girls work, not mine!), drinking a few driveway beers. We’ll roll out on Friday at 7 am, get to Davenport about 3 PM!!! Did I say that Papa T can’t wait?!!!!
Spent Sunday cleaning the coolers out, spent $227 on pop and beer for the first 2 days and getting team stuff ready. Probably work on my own stuff Friday night. Luau ride Wed, night, Too Late To Train ride Thursday night ( ride in somebodys car to the bar that is, no need to ride a bike, it’s too late to train for that part)
Yes, it is time to pack the rv and head north. Only training left, 12 ounce curls.
I have waited long enough.
I’m probably going to pack, and repack, and repack each day between now and Saturday. My hope is that by focusing on packing light it distracts me from reality of yet another week of work before the trip!!!
This week is already DRAGGING and it’s only Monday! Rode today, out tomorrow, maybe Wednesday and them I’m outta here at the crack ‘o dawn Thursday morning, picking up my new bestest buddy in Butte, MT to share the drive. Then, meeting my buddies for a party in Le Claire on Friday night. Then riding the PBV party bus to Glenwood Sat morning.
Hey Knotbury!
Where are you and the “hooligans” coming from?
Your luggaage may have given it away!
Fly safely!
Ed
What, no curbs on the driveway?!?
Kidding aside, this week shouldn’t be too bad for me. I’ve got too much to do! Work is keeping me busy enough, but I’ve gotta get my bike in for a last minute tune up, and although I’ve packed once already, I’ll have to do that again. I leave Friday straight from work, so no working late that day.
Start packing tonight.
We leave Staffordshire, UK, tomorrow evening after work and travel down to Heathrow for our flight to Chicago on Wednesday. Bike is packed and clothes pretty much are. See you on the road as you guys seem to say…..look out for the Union Jacks!
Man i love the week before RAGBRAI. You should really ride out to the start and make RAGBRAI a two week event. Biked to work, leaving from work and getting in a few more miles before i camp for the night! The full day riding starts tomorrow to Glenwood.
i’m looking at the ol’ duffel bag. Empty. Time to get busy! Just checked the 10 day forecast and I’m glad the heat is going to break. Stay busy and the time will fly.
we arrived in Council Bluffs last Thursday.