Day 3. Century day

Day 3 for RAGBRAI is always the "Century Loop Day"  what that means is you will have the OPTION to do an extra loop to tack on miles to equal 100 miles in one day. It seems a little silly, but if you do it you get a patch. Yes, a patch!!! The last few years I have done RAGBRAI I have gotten to the town before the loop and decided to skip the loop and take a nap instead. Turns out that was pretty satisfying. This year it was also going to be a game time decision until I started riding with Lynn. Lynn is one of the originals of TEAM CUISINE  from Washington D.C. and she was a whole lot of fun to ride with (amd no, I am not just saying that because she reads this). We laughed so much my stomach hurt when we got back. The tine and the miles just flew by and we were both feeling pretty good so it was a good day for the loop. The town at the halfway point was pretty cool so we stopped for some ice cream and a run down a slip and slide. I do understand that I am too old for that and I deserved the face full of soap I got but it was hot and it felt good.  After my childish behavior we soldiered on and finished the rest of the 100 miles but not before seeing a horse run scared down the middle of the road for about a mile then getting back just in time for dinner. I was relieved to be off the bike and Lynn was thrilled to be rid of me after 11 hours of riding together. It was a great day that's memory will keep me coming back to Iowa over and over.

For the dinner we made by the skin of pur teeth was one I'm glad I didn't miss. First there was a tomato salad similar to a caprese salad but it had watermelons in there. After that we had Johnny cakes along with a history on them and the Cajun influence. Then we had a crawfish boil made with potatoes, andoullie sausage and corn. On top of all that they had a pot of extra crawfish to eat on the side. This one is my favorite of the ride so far but there are still 3 more meals left.