About half way done

I think I finally have a method to get pictures on our blog.   We are at a McDonald's in shandah Iowa.   This will be short because we have 60 more miles to do and it is 9:44 am already.  

Harvey

We are in Iowa and today is the half way mark!   We made it.

Well it is Thursday night already and we have not yet started our blog.   It is all a blurr already and I cannot remember where to start.  One day just seems to run into the next. We have the routine down pretty good.    This is what we do.

1.      Wake up, usually around 0530

2.       Use the washroom before it gets too busy

3.       Get dressed for the day

4.       Pack up our sleeping bags, mattresses and then tent.

5.        Load aforementioned belongings on appropriate gear trailer

6.        Have breakfast, pack a lunch.

7.        Check out bike.

8.        Use washroom again before we hit the road.

9.        Fill water bottles and anything else we forgot

10.      Wait for Joyce to go to the washroom one last time

11.       Bike about 15 miles to first SAG stop.

12.       Eat bananas, and use portable toilet, fill water bottles.  (Not necessarily in that order.)

13.       Bike to next SAG stop.  (Another 15 miles)

14.       Eat apples and oranges, and use a near by corn field if necessary, fill water bottles.

15.       Try to bike without stopping to next SAG stop.  (Usually stop to eat, part off the lunch we packed, or just to rest, or use a handy corn field.

16.       Make it to SAG  stop, and repeat 14

17.        Repeat 15 three or four or more times depending on the difficulty of the road.

18.        Make it to SAG stop, rest, and repeat 14, and convince each othe that our butt does not actually hurt, and we can finish, the day.

19.         Repeat 17,

20.         Repeat 18 if more then 70 miles or very hot, or very difficult.

21.         Arrive at next campsite, between 02:30 and 05:30 p.m.

22.         Set up the tent, unless John has already.

23.         Make our beds, and get what we need from the gear truck.

24.         Have a snack, drink, and use the washroom.

25.         Take a shower

26.          Have a nap if time permits

27.         Fix bikes, if required, do laundry, use Internet if possible

29.         Have supper

30.         Have a meeting, called Peleton.

31.         Have a small group meeting.

32.         Repeat 27, if needed.

33.         Go to bed.

34.         Wake up, use washroom, and try to go back to sleep.

35.          Start over at number 1.    

We do is 6 days a week, resting and going to church on Sundays.