Day 1, or as I am calling it this year, training day. With my lack of training miles this year today's official total of 43 would be my longest ride of the year. Not a good idea for ragbrai. Fortunately since team cuisine stays in houses overnight we get sometimes get BONUS MILES!!! Starting a few miles from the start at the beginning of the route had us at a total of 45 but that soon turned into 55 once we stopped in town for some good (not great) smoked pork butt we had to take a ride out another 10 miles to get to our house for the night but it might be worth it. We are on a sprawling estate overlooking some rolling Iowa hills. It's amazing! Glad we did the bonus miles!
One of my favorite phrases in the English language is "Breakfast for dinner" and my boys Beau and Dan whipped up one hell of a breakfast tonight. Smoked Berkshire pork belly, maple sausages, a Puerto Rican blood sausage, a frittata, an estrada, potatoes with leeks and a delicious scone covered with a buttermilk ricotta that may have made the meal. I am going to run out of superlatives to describe these dinners because each one is a gastric masterpiece. Hats off to the chefs again tonight. Well done gents.
And finally, Tall Tom's birthday was today and I forgot. I even rode with him for a good couple hours and didn't say a word. If you read this Tom, I am very sorry I forgot your birthday and you were stuck with me for your birthday.
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