sweet n sour chicken in missouri valley, ia.

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day 11

today was intended to be my catch up day. ive got about 125 mi if flat roads. stepped outside and it was chilly. low 50's with a nw wind of 15-25 mph. im heading nw so that made today kinda suck. rode for 3.5 hours and only got 30 mi.

worn out. stopped in missouri valley, ia. a town of 2500 that has their own water park. probably gonna walk to the local theatre and see star trac.

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day 11

casino was kinda lame. fastest ive ever spent 5 bucks in pennies. storms have passed and flood warnings are gone so ill be continuing north tpwards sioux city, ia. probably make it half way today and stay in lewis and clark state park.

took a morning swim. refreshing. stark contrast to the morning swim i took yesterday.

quality inn had a quality breakfast.

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they made the casino look like a perfect midwest community. wholesome!

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sweet god!

I just got out of the pool at the hotel. I'm rested. I'm hungry. I ask the clerk if there's a good place within walking distance that has food/drinks. She suggests "razzle dazzle" without hesitation. Razzle Dazzle is a strip club. I give her a weird look and she says that the casinos will shuttle me to their business for free! So now im in the hotel lobby on the "business computer" awaiting my shuttle so i can go eat crab legs and play penny slots with the locals.

Only 100 miles of flat terrain until I reach the South Dakota border.

no rain yet, hopefully it doesn't rain on me all day tomorrow. I took a shower with my tent and tarp to clean it off. Its now hanging off the pole. I think I finally got all of the bug guts off from the first night.

Also, I just went to Korean guy's blog - i didn't realize it was in korean. My apologies.

jim

day 10

woke up in water. spent the morning draining my tent. everything smells now. a man in the campsite thought i was homeless and offered me a job with the carnival. i declined.

took my new korean counterpart to target for some icy hot then downtown to the bike shop for tubes. i had them fix my spoke so i didnt have to deal with my cassette. the shop had a cat named george that would tear up everything. no one there seemed to care.

outside the shop while saying bye to chowhi there was a loud squeal of a lt blue late 80's rusty mustang backing up down the strret so the driver could yell at some kids that apparently mocked his vehicle.

the 3 kids were shirtless and dirty and yelled at the driver so the guy reaches in his back seat for a weapon to attack the kids only to come barreling out his car with a squeegee.

i laughed. the kids laughed. then the kids called him tokyo drift.

because of even more serious thunderstorms today and my delay from bike repairs im staying another night

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washing the stank out of clothes. everything is soaking wet and covered in dirt from last night.

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day 9

camping at lake manawa in council bluffs, ia. thunderstorm is rolling in. me and my new buddy are going to get drenched tomorrow riding.

might spend the day in omaha eating steaks and visiting museums.

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yeah!

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korean guy.

just met a young korean guy biking from los angeles to new york! he can barely speak english and all i could make out was that his achilles hurt.

nice kid.

he has a blog.
www.cyworld.com/hinggoo

his name is cho-hwi wook.

wookmeister.

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for men and disabled babies?

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i broke a spoke and

i broke a spoke and got doo-dood on by a bird within 30 minutes of each other.

im eating breakfast here.

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happy birthday mindy (she's my

happy birthday mindy (she's my sister)!

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a sweet old couple recommended this pace. a bbq joint and ice cream stand in one! pulled pork and hush puppies.

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day 9

rode approx. 50 mi from nebraska city into council bluffs, ia. knocked it out in under 3 hours as i had flat roads and a 10-15 mph wind at my back. first time this trip i was able to use low gears and cruised at 22 mph for over an hour.

had a group of harley guys all give me the peace sign as they passed me today. it felt like a sign of respect but im pretty sure it meant 'nice bike sissy boy'.

council bluffs has gun shot holes in their signs and innappropriate things spray painted everywhere.

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oink oink baby!

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nebraska's arena football team is

nebraska's arena football team is named the "beef" and their mascot is "Sir Loin".

ro mc do...you creepy.

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