Wednesday started off with a mid-night thunderstorm. Fortunately, our tent stayed mostly dry on the inside, and we got our rest. As the day's ride progressed, the sky got clearer, ending with 85 degree sunshine. Keeping with our water theme from the lakes of previous days, we arrived at Charles City, along the upper reaches of the Cedar River with a nice riverside park downtown.
[Further south, the Cedar River joins the Iowa River, south of Iowa City, where we will visit Barbara's son's family after RAGBRAI].
Besides the turn of good weather, the wind MAY have shifted - coming from the north, which would give us a welcome tailwind for a LONG ride south tomorrow of 82 miles. In comparison, today's ride was a short one of only 59 miles, terrain still mostly flat.
One of the highlights of the day was a stop in Rockford, where this farmer has been inventing new (non-sensical)equipment.
We'll write again when we recover from tomorrow's long ride.
Lee & Barbara
Cedar River goes through Cedar Rapids then takes a drastic southeast directions. Iowa City has the Iowa River cutting through. Can't wait to see you guys on Saturday!
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