From Storm Lake to Algona on day two, team Pokey Spokes left the RV at 7:00 am once more after a quick breakfast of blue berry pancakes and hazelnut coffee..............me I still opt for just plain coffee so I made a second pot. Bev and I pulled out after locking and loading all the gear about 8:45 and once more the support vehicle traffic was bumper to bumper for the first half hour or so and then it started thinning out a bit.
On this day two we decided to try and meet the team at what they call a "meeting town" where our routes cross, so we stopped at Pocahontas, Iowa where we ran into a number of chiefs and pocahontas' greeting the thousands upon thousands of cyclists. Shortly after arriving we ran into two of the team, Brian and Nate and had a piece of pie with them and a few pictures. After about 10 to 15 minutes they headed off and we waited approximately another 45 minutes but never ran into the rest of the team and decided to head on to Algona.
We arrived Algona around 10:30 or 11:00 I guess and met our next host Bev Cink (husband Bob was volunteering at the fairgrounds with their church cooking steaks and chops for sale. In case your wondering, yes Stewart Cink (pro golfer) is related to Bob and according to Bev Cink just sends checks each month..............NOT, but that's Bev (knowing me you knew I had to ask!)
This day was going to be our big "sloppy joe" day with all the trimmings waiting for the team, but Bev would have none of that, she had prepared a ham, turkey, salads, pasta, sweets and drinks for the 4 teams she was hosting (yes 4 teams, a total of about 21 riders. No, it's not a mansion, just a quaint little home in Algona with folks with big hearts and Bev loves to cook. A great place to park the RV and a nice soft lawn for those in tents.
Nate and Brian came in first on the century day, yes century day, when those that elect to do so can add a 20 mile loop to the assigned route that makes for a 100 mile day. Team Pokey Spokes and it's six riders all did the century loop and accomplished the 100 mile day...........way to go team! The rest of the team came in about 1 1/2 later because Brian and Nate didn't do much stopping for snacks etc. or waiting in line for Ice Cream!!!
It's now as I'm typing day 3 and the team left just after 7:00 am once more after a relaxing half hour for breakfast and coffee. Bev and I woke up at 5:30 this morning to make the team breakfast, someone mentioned seeing some breakfast burrito's yesterday (while we had pancakes) so we ran with that one this morning! I did up some of my famous canned diced spuds, seasoned of course and sauteed some peppers (red,green & yellow) and onions and combined them in the electric fry pan with the eggs. Bev prepared the table with salsa, cheese, hot sauce, coffee and all the trimmings and then warmed the tortilla's in the microwave. Needless to say team Pokey Spokes enjoyed!
Bev and I have now cleaned up and have stored everything away for our next leg into Clear Lake, Iowa, the place rock and roll died way back when. We'll be thanking our host Bev and Bob Cink shortly and hitting the road................looking forward to tonight, this will be sloppy joe night we think!
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