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RAGBRAI 2005 Day 0: Le Mars, IA

Spenser's folks drove us from Ames to Le Mars. We were tempted to drive to the Big Sioux River and across to South Dakota, so we could bike the 20 or so miles to Le Mars, before camping for the evening, but we decided against it. If I had it to do over again, I would have started in South Dakota.

We ate at Godfather's Pizza:

Godfather's Pizza in Le Mars Godfather's Pizza in Le Mars Godfather's Pizza in Le Mars Godfather's Pizza in Le Mars

It was damn hot. This thing said 104 degrees:

104 Degrees

After we found a suitable place to camp, amidst team Airforce and between a Catholic church and its cemetery, the Villwock's said their teary goodbyes, and we setup camp:

Villwock's say goodbye in Le Mars Villwock's say goodbye in Le Mars

At midnight we were treated to a fireworks display. It woke us up out of a dead sleep. We were woken again at ~ 5:30 AM by the Airforce bugle call.

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2 Responses to “RAGBRAI 2005 Day 0: Le Mars, IA”

  1. Sunny Gulati Says:
    September 9th, 02005 at 8:30 am

    Yo there.. is this the same Disc-Golf wielding Matt Bohnsack i once had the pleasure of knowing?
    ... found this post through a technorati scan of "Ames, IA".. i recognized the name.
    *waves*

  2. Matthew Bohnsack Says:
    September 9th, 02005 at 10:17 am

    Yes it is. Cheers.

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