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| People pulling off the road for breakfast at Slipstream Organics |
Basically, my food and drinks from the last week have come from vendors on RAGBRAI. Three of the vendors were my staples!
Act I: Slipstream Organics
Each morning I stopped for coffee at a fair trade coffee stand next to Slipstream Organics. They were always within the first ten miles of town. Before I left camp I would have a Morning Round with peanut butter to get me started, then I would stop with some of the fellow "Wimps" for coffee. It was the perfect way to start the day.
Act II: Mr. Pork Chop
Mr. Pork Chop is a RAGBRAI legend. It seems everyone must have at least one pork chop from Mr. Pork Chop. I was leery at first because it's a large "Iowa Chop" at least 1" thick and 8" in diameter (Obviously it's not a circle, but one will get the idea.) One eats said pork chop with no utensils or stick. It's handed off in a paper towel, and the process begins. I had a pork chop four of the seven days, and I didn't finish one of them. My only regrets are that they were not on the route the last day and that I didn't have one on day one.
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| The taps are on the other side. |
Act II: Iowa Beer Bus
Luckily the Iowa Beer Bus was next to Mr. Pork Chop, so there was always a beverage to go with the pork chop. One day, however, we spent an exorbitant amount of time at various locations before we arrived at Mr. Pork Chop and the Iowa Beer Bus. By the time we arrived the craft beer was all gone. They only had cheap pilsners like Bud Light. I was irritated and took to social media with #bullshit. The group I was riding with was thoroughly entertained. Even the group next to us was probably entertained. Since RAGBRAI is a gigantic family of approximately 15,000 riders, the group shared one of their craft beers with me, and life improved.
Of course I also stopped in the pass through towns at local vendors and stopped at several local drinking establishments. My body will be ready to get back into a healthier routine!!
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