Archive for July, 2010

RAGBRAI day 1!!

Finally, finally, finally day 1 of RAGBRAI has arrived! Many months of waiting, training, a couple of days of driving, and a some more days of waiting later, I’m ready to get my very first RAGBRAI underway.
The night before’s sleep wasn’t great. I didn’t yet have that road tired, sleep-through-anything feeling, [...]

Posted by robyn on July 27th, 2010 under Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

Day 3 – arrival #1

I’m here! Almost! I made it to my old College town – Grinnell, IA, where there are about a hundred new buildings, but many familiar faces and, of course, the train tracks that split the small campus in two.
I stayed in a dorm room for the first time since college. Behold:
Luxury, no? [...]

Posted by robyn on July 24th, 2010 under Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

Day 2 – Driving! (!)

Hi from Iowa! It was a lovely day of driving today that included:
Some good podcast listening. Podcasts: This American Life (Ira Glass’s voice is like a warm blanket on a cold day), The Nerdist, The Moth.
A new audiobook – White Teeth by Zadie Smith(?)
A fun lunch stop in South Bend, Indiana. Home of [...]

Posted by robyn on July 22nd, 2010 under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Driving! – Day 1

Probably by tomorrow I’ll post about my drive with less exuberance. Chances are good I’ll rethink the exclamation mark altogether and just go with something between a … And a maybe a simple period will do?
Anyway, I’ve found farm country! I’ve got a solid 550 or so miles behind [...]

Posted by robyn on July 21st, 2010 under random | Comment now »

Packed!

I’m all packed for RAGBRAI!  This is all my stuff, packed into plastic bags. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from reading about this ride is that water is your Mortal Enemy and plastic shall defeat all evil.  In case you were wondering, I prefer Ziploc (double zip! big writing area!) to Hefty (snap system [...]

Posted by robyn on July 20th, 2010 under random | 1 Comment »

How I’m spending my Summer vacation

So, this summer I’ll be riding my bike across the great state of Iowa.  The one with all the corn, pigs, and farms, smooshed between Nebraska and Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri.  You know… the state you’d ride your bike across if you were into stuff like that.  Like, apparently, I am.
It’s my first time participating [...]

Posted by robyn on July 5th, 2010 under random | 7 Comments »

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