A Puerto Rican at RAGBRAI XXXV, Day 5 - LIVE from Waterloo, IA
This is exciting. I am breaking my hiatus from blogging during summer to blog LIVE directly from RAGBRAI XXXV . I am participating on RAGBRAI for the fifth (I think) year. Today, I find myself in Waterloo - the only place where I could find a hotel room to stay overnight for the departure town for Day 6 - Independence, Iowa.
Here's why I RAGBRAI.
I began my first day, riding by myself amongst the crowd and couldn't stop smiling. We had a beautiful day. Sunny, no headwinds, smooth roads and tons of people. RAGBRAI is all about Iowa and exploring Iowa and I love that about it.
I've seen just about everything on RAGBRAI, but today I saw so many touching things. Today, all of the sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I see this man just pedaling his heart out. I looked down at his legs and noticed he was working with two prosthetics. That's RAGBRAI. It's all about Iowa and people who love cycling.
Joann Schissel will join me tomorrow to complete the remaining two days and I'm sure I'll have some funny things to note about what we'll see while pedaling from Independence to Dyersville. Check back soon to learn about our travels. LIVE from RAGBRAI XXXV.
Tailwinds forever.
