RAGBRAI 2018 - Saturday 21 July -  From Omaha to the Bike Exposition in Onawa (Start City)

Today we took the bus from Omaha to our camp site in Onawa, IA, near the Missouri River.   This is the day we register with Pork Belly Ventures (our support group), are assigned our camping tents, pick up our bicycles which were previously shipped to PBV,  set up camp for the evening.  Then we attend the biking exposition in the start city (Onawa) where we meet many cycling and food vendors that will travel with RAGBRAI for the next 7 days.  Here are some pics of the day:

The Pork Belly Bus from Omaha to Onawa (our start town)

Tammy Pavich (owner of PBV) checking the bus lists at Omaha

We are on the 9:00 am bus.   We'll get to Onawa by 10:30 am.

This is Chris Wentworth's first RAGBRAI, Bob's fourth.

Chris W in line to register for his tent.

Chris H is checked in and ready to make find her tent

Chris W gets tent #3, Bob #4, Chris H #5, Mike #6 on the first row

The Chris's with "Live Like a Pig" truck in background

Camp is made, it's time to go to the Exposition in Onawa

We pass the Red and White shade tent on the way out of camp

Now we know we are in Iowa...seed corn!!

Waiting for a tractor to take us to the exposition.   Taxi's in Iowa are "Tractors"

Chris checks out a favorite RB Jersey for Lila

And another favorite RB Jersey for Julia

My favorite Tee but Judi and Lauren said No!

Mike with Kelly Gilbeau of "Milkweed Matters"

Kelly heads the Monarch Butterfly project for Grinnell College

Chris checks out a camping RV for a future Ragbrai

Every Overnight Town has an Rock Band (or two) like this one in Onawa.

We stop for "big ass" pork tenderloins

Chris checking out maps before tomorrow's start.

Back at camp, we have our own band

Chris and Chris enjoy the music at cam

Time to call it a night and get ready for tomorrows' ride.