Day 4 Mason City
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I couldn't find main RAGBRAI camping on the map so I headed to Parker Woods which seemed closer to downtown than other options.
The woods is reserved but just north of it on a gravel alley is an acreBaca lagi
I couldn't find main RAGBRAI camping on the map so I headed to Parker Woods which seemed closer to downtown than other options.
The woods is reserved but just north of it on a gravel alley is an acreBaca lagi
Chris agreed to sleep in the tent even though we were surrounded by horseshit. The flies were brutal outside but kept at bay in the tents. The baby, Savannah, only cried three or four times during theBaca lagi
Mason City
I waited with some locals at the end of the route into town. I had over an hour to wait. They made it in a little after 5:00 p.m. Chris looked ,good Roger was dragging. Later, Roger said itBaca lagi
Roger beat Chris to Emmettsburg and they were both done with the route before 2pm.
Chris was wiped out and didn't really recover today. Tired of camping, etc. Actually, he's dreading the century dayBaca lagi
We had trouble waking up and didn't really start moving seriously until 6:00. There was a concession stand inside our campground/soccerfield/fairgrounds. They of course ran out of coffee. I wonderedBaca lagi
I ran into a number of hiccups getting a tent camping spot, but they are so totally understaffed and confused that you could ignore everything and keep looking for the right answer.
These people makeBaca lagi
In Ida Grove by noon! Huge success! We ate some food, drink some beer. Chris and I had ice cream and everyone spent money. We even listen to some music.
Around 3:30 or 4:00 we headed back to theBaca lagi