RAGBRAI is loaded with traditions. Quirky, fun traditions. I could talk all day about the mystique of RAGBRAI but I won't. I will, however tell you about one of my traditions. When looking at the mileage of the route there is always one "short day" consisting of less than 60 miles. My tradition is to stay up way too late the night before and underestimate the fact I have ridden almost 300 miles so far that week. Our easy little 58 mile day turned out to be a little tougher for most but not for me. I took part in another RAGBRAI tradition, the SAG. I have talked in years past about the SAG, which is simply put a day off via a car. I was fortunate enough to be near my wife's aunt and uncle Jo and Jerry in Mount Auburn so I stopped in for lunch with aunt Jo, aunt Dyann, cousins Tina and Pam and various children that I am still figuring out who's was who's. When it was mentioned that a ride would be going past the end town of Hiawatha I kicked off my shoes and settled in. I cut 30 miles off my route by the generous ride I was given. It was a great day!
For dinner, which I had plenty of energy for since I only rode 50 miles, we had a cucumber and pineapple salad that may have been a hit of the night, a fresh spring roll with local veggies, a clear noodle with a lemon sauce, Vietnamese beef dish with hot peppers and peanut sauce on the side and to finish it off we had little individual fresh peach turnovers. The meals keep getting better by the day!! Kudos to our chefs, Dan, Bo & Morgan.
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