RAGBRAI 2005

 

FRIDAY

Cresco to West Union 

 

  Friday was the first day that had some significant hills.  Everyone made it to West Union and we hit the beer garden that night.  Tara and Kelly were harassed for their southern accents and everyone had a great time. 

 

"Do NOT take a picture of me at 6:30 in the morning, aw damn it Jer!"

(L to R: Kelly, Laura, Angie)

 

The picture is fuzzy but Missy's head is fuzzier

 

Frozen T-shirt contest in Spillville

Basically this crazy guy dips wet t-shirts in 

liquid nitrogen and then hands then to you 

to try to put on first. 

(Front: Josh, Background: Tara, Jeremy)

 

Frozen T-shirt contest 2

Josh and Jer tied and they put it to a crowd vote

I don't want to talk about who they picked as a winner

(L to R: Tara, guy, Josh, Jeremy)

 

 

The winners and loser.  God bless Spillville and their crazy liquid nitrogen games.

(Left: Josh, Jeremy  Right: Tara, Josh)

 

  

Dvorak is a famous name on my Mother's side.

He wrote the song "Largo" while visiting Iowa.

Great-great-great grandmother was a Dvorak, the songwriter's sister

(Josh, signs)

 

Chris' Gelato stand "West Wind Gelatos"

Harmony running the sales and customer relations depts.

(Foreground: Harmony   Background: Tara, Harley, Jake, Kelly)

 

The whole "West Wind Gelato" crew

(L to R: Harmony, Chris, Becca, 

 

Stop in Douglas to have a drink and take a break

(CW starting lower left: Jake, Josh, Jeff, Becky, Harley)

 

Picture in Douglas.

(Tara and Jeremy, snot-nosed brat (Katie) in background left)

 

Comparing tans, Tara vs Dave

 

   

Josh playing "Firefly baseball" 

Base hit if you hit them and they glow, 

Homerun if the stick to the bat.

 

Do NOT go in there!!

(Tara, Kelly, kybos)

 

Tara and Tara dancing or hugging or something ...

(Tara, back of Tara's head)

 

Wartburg reunion (or Jake with a bunch of chics)

(L to R: girl, girl, girl, girl ... oops ! I mean girl, girl, girl, Kelly)

 

Hmmm ... I can't think of a caption right now ....

apparently neither can Becky!

(Becky, Tara)

 

Jeff finds two old friends: Steve & a beer bong

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