The first photo is Bev and I having lunch at an official "Maid-Rite" cafe. A Maid-Rite sandwich is hard to describe, it's crumbled ground beef with pickles and mustard served steaming hot. A very tasty Mid-West treat !!
Bev and I went to the movies after lunch and watched TED, which I thought was pretty funny. A nice touch was getting a large popcorn, large soda, and large butterfinger candy for under $10. It would have cost close to $20 back home. After the movie we drove down to a park on the Mississippi River, where we took picture #2.
The third picture is Bev showing off her winnings at the Mystic Casino down by the Mississippi River. She's a lucky girl ! I lost about $8, but overall we still came out ahead.
The fourth photo is a group shot of Bev, Kendra, Mike, Bob, Barbara, Doc and Danny. This was shot at the hotel after we all met up this afternoon. Bob and Danny were taking Mike and Doc's cars back to Clinton, so they'll be waiting for them at the end of RAGBRAI.
The last shot is of Kendra and Mike at the Bank bar in Dubuque, taken after we all ate a nice Pizza Dinner. Now it's off to bed, tomorrow we ride to McGregor Iowa, our first day of about 70 miles. Aloha !!
