Thursday, July 26th, Newton to Sigourney, 68 miles, 2719 Feet of Climb
If you read yesterday's blog, you'll know we had a big thunderstorm last night. In fact the police evacuated half the Pork Belly Camp to a nearby high school shelter. Fortunately, our tents were in the farthest end of the camp, and we just didn't hear police evacuation at all. In fact, we slept right thru the tornado warnings snug as bugs in our tents. It was one of the best nights' sleep of the week. We woke up in the morning in dry tents, though ground outside was a little wet.
Today, we had the longest and hilliest ride of the week. Still it was great cycling and we managed to cover the distance and the hills in good shape. Here are some of the highlights of the day:
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| At 7:15am, PBV had already pulled bags from our tents. |
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| We start early and join the long line into Sully, Iow |
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| Here's the water tower in Sully |
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| And a flag honoring one of Sully's famous sons |
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| Bob and Chris checkout the local Sully band |
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| Nobody is ready to dance yet. It's only 10:30 am. |
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| Instead, it's time to eat. Bob with a pork chop. |
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| Next we Head to Montezuma IA, 20 miles away. |
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| Great scenery along the way - soybean fields above |
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| Corn and Wind Turbines on the right |
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| A large lake to the recreational lake to the left |
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| A big Green and Yellow John Deere Tractor |
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| Finally we are coming in to Montezuma |
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| Chris and Bob welcome us to Montezuma, IA |
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| Montezuma in time for late lunch |
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| Montezuma is today's meeting town, halfway to Sigourney |
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| Chris in Montezuma - how bout some lunch! |
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| Bob and Chris talk an afternoon snooze in Montezuma! |
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| Next we head for Deep River, 8 miles east. |
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| Horses along the way to Deep River. |
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| We past a small lake to the Right |
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| See the line of cyclists as the road bends to the south |
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| We walk our bikes thru the small town of Deep River, IA |
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| A couple checking out the Park to the Left |
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| A big red Farmall Tractor in Deep River |
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| Flags along the road in Deep River |
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| We head to Keswick nearing the end of a long day of cycling |
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| Meet Lynn from "Team Lynn'. She says it's easier as the only team member |
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| Here's Chris in Keswick. See the corn elevators in the heart of town |
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| Big crowd in Keswick. Last stop before our overnight town of Sigourney |
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| Well, Just about the last stop. Chris and I find a Beekman's Ice Cream! |
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| With only 5 miles miles to go, we've earned our Beekman's. |
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| Bob pointing to the Town Hall in Sirgourney after we arrive. |
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Our camp for the night in Sigourney. We are in the tall grass and ready for rest.
Today was one of the longer days. It clocked out at 72 miles and some 3,000 ft
elevation gain. We hear a great band tonight in camp. We are looking forward to
tomorrow's shorter ride to Iowa City. The weather is great, very cool tonight.
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