Sunday, July 21, 2013

Day 39: A Real Bed


Course: Iowa City, IA to Davenport, IA
Distance: 60 miles
Terrain: Mostly flat
Conditions: Varying wind

In the morning, my dad came to see me off. He brought the video camera and was getting a lot of footage of the morning routine. One person asked me if he was a film director or something. Either way, it was cool to have a family member there before the ride.

I rode with Collin and Jack. As always, Jack was full of stories to tell to make the ride go quickly. Collin had chugged a bottle of Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup before breakfast in order to complete a challenge, so it took him a while to feel up to par. We took our time riding though and it really wasn’t anything difficult. We made good timing to our lodging, which again was a hotel. We’ve been lucking out with those lately. However, this time there was a twist. There were only two people to a room and we each got our own beds. Score! I got settled into my room and sprawled out on the bed to pass out for 2 hours before lunch.

For lunch, a Pi Alpha sponsored a pizza buffet at Happy Joe’s. Second buffet-style meal. Needless to say no one hesitated to make the Happy Joe’s staff see how fast they can cook pizzas. Afterwards we went back to the room and slept some more before our next event. When we woke up and gathered in the lobby, we began to notice more and more pretty cute girls walk into the hotel. Matt joked “Hah. Watch they’re having a Hooters convention here or something.” Well we came to find out that Matt was exactly right. Suddenly, everyone became like little boys on Christmas morning. When our PM finally dragged us to the vans we headed out to a water park for some fun with a local organization for people with disabilities. The whole night was a lot of fun and we made some great friends.

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