by Julie Lefebure | Jul 26, 2017 | #live2017
Here we are on Day 4 of RAGBRAI. Three more to go! We fully expected to wake to rain or a storm throughout the night, but even though neither one of us slept soundly, we woke to everything dry at 4:40am. Yeah, 4:40 in the morning is just plain craziness! We were on...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 25, 2017 | #live2017
What day is it? I asked Bill that question this morning. I seriously had no idea. The days run into each other on RAGBRAI, and sometimes I have to think when I recall a certain circumstance, did that happen earlier today or was that yesterday? I appreciate living life...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 24, 2017 | #live2017
It’s 9pm here in Algona, and my body is tired after peddling 77.5 miles today. I think we’ll sleep good tonight! Camping each night is quite the adventure. Our group camps together in designated areas in each town. Tonight we’re next to a school and...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 23, 2017 | #live2017
Our Day 1 of RAGBRAI was pretty incredible. We woke (at 5:15am!) to cooler temperatures and less humidity to make it a perfect riding day! Sunshine and blue skies were our traveling partners! Today’s leg of the route was 62.6 miles. If you follow my Loving God...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 22, 2017 | #live2017
It’s a warm evening in Orange City, our first overnight town. We arrived here by charter bus around 1pm, give or take. The thing with time on RAGBRAI is, we tend to lose our desire to live according to our watches. That alone is freeing. We eat when we’re...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 21, 2017 | #live2017
It’s almost here! Can you feel the excitement?! We’re about to begin our 4th tandem adventure of bicycling across the state of Iowa on the annual RAGBRAI ride. Sunday morning my husband and I will join thousands of other bicyclists as we start our trek on...
