MadStatters 2018 RAGBRAI Day 3 (for us anyway): Wednesday

Posted: 07/26/2018 - by Charlie Narmi

We stayed with Mike Stinn in State Center, 25 miles down the road from starting town of Ames. So, we rolled out in a leisurely manner, had pork burgers & peach pie for breakfast.

 

2018 RAGBRAI Paul & Mike Stinn with Mike making the pork burgers with the State Center Fire Department

Paul & Mike Stinn with Mike making the pork burgers with the State Center Fire Department 

 

2018 RAGBRAI Two of the most beautiful blooms in the Rose Capital of Iowa

 

Two of the most beautiful blooms in the Rose Capital of Iowa

 

Had a sincere chat with folks from Marshalltown about their disaster. We shared that after the 1988 CB tornado things did get better.

 

2018 RAGBRAI new friends from Marshalltown 

 

Next we rode to Melbourne & had some refreshments at Clark’s. (T-shirt opportunity.) There, Kathleen, Paul & Matt met up with Larry Carlson. Now our team is at nearly full strength.

 

2018 RAGBRAI Larry Carlson joins the team 

 

We buzzed to Baxter only to find the famed Goat Ranch was kaput. In its place was Cadillac Jacks.

 

In Newton the Manhattan was a good spot. Engaged over shared experiences with folks from Creston & Waterloo. We were CB goodwill ambassadors.

 

Jeff & Sharon Hoebelheinrich were great hosts.

 

2018 RAGBRAI Red Bike 

 

Sigourney tomorrow. Yes, it’s really a town in Iowa—Keokuk County.

 

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~Matt Madsen~ 

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