Category Archives: Riding bikes

Still riding

At the later part of the bike ride, your backside starts to hurt and you really try hard to find any spot on your bike seat that feels good. And you are even hoping that it will make it to … Continue reading

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The bike ride continues

As the week goes on, the weather continues to be fantastic. Last year the weather was so terrible that you could hardly breath. And this year you almost need a jacket at night. Just crazy! Well by now we’re getting … Continue reading

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The Ride – Sunday

It was Sunday, and after the bike tires were checked and we had our helmets on – off we went. Because we were staying at a host house and not the official camp grounds, we had to first find the … Continue reading

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Saturday, Heading out for Ragbrai

Here we go. Daryl wasn’t able to go this year to Ragbrai, so I have to be honest it was a little weird at first not having him along. I wish that he could have gone, but sometimes it just … Continue reading

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It’s that time of the year again…

It’s that time of the year again when we take our bikes and join 10,000+ other riders and ride across Iowa on Ragbrai. Only this year will be a little different. This year Daryl won’t be riding. I wish that … Continue reading

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Movies, picking rock, and a bike ride

What a really nice day we had. I don’t know if you have those days when the time just flies by, but today it was kind of a long day. We started the morning by watching this really scary movie, … Continue reading

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Bike Ride and baling

It is beautiful outside. Maybe a little windy, but really really nice. Daryl is out raking the oats that he cut the other day. I found out that he cut it kind of green he says, and was planning on … Continue reading

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Shopping and First bike ride of the season

I made a quick trip to town today to see if I could find some casual dresses for our NY trip. I thought that I’d bring along dresses instead of shorts because they take less room in my backpack and … Continue reading

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Ragbrai route announced!

On Saturday the Ragbrai route was announced for this upcoming summer. It’s the bike ride that Daryl and I go on for a week and it is fun! It’s also a lot of work, to be honest, but also a … Continue reading

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Labor Day weekend – Sunday

What a beautiful day today was. We didn’t have anything planned and because it was so nice out again today, I didn’t want to spend it inside the house. William was planning on coming home some time after dinner, so … Continue reading

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