{"id":17617,"date":"2015-08-10T20:49:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T00:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=17617"},"modified":"2015-08-11T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T15:04:21","slug":"day-31-monday-august-10-cedar-rapids-to-dewitt-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=17617","title":{"rendered":"Day 31. Monday, August 10 – Cedar Rapids to DeWitt, Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steamy morning,\"DSCN6223\"<\/a> though the “experts” called it foggy. \u00a0Interesting for the last several mornings, the temperature has been 70\u00b0, but it always feels different (sometimes hot, sometimes cold), today was hot. \u00a0Started off on the highway\"DSCN6224\"<\/a> with the rest of morning commuters; though traffic was heavy, we were just happy not to have the wind in our face.\"DSCN6227\"<\/a> \u00a0But it wasn’t far down the road that cars and trucks roaring by us at 70 mph started to shake us, especially when we lost our narrow shoulder entirely. \"DSCN6247\"<\/a>\u00a0Managed to find a turn off through a couple small towns\"DSCN6233\"<\/a> and by the time our course\u00a0headed back to the highway, the traffic had thinned and the road became more rural.\"IMG_0968\"<\/a> \u00a0A couple of hours in, the sun shone on us for the first time in days\"DSCN6252\"<\/a> and we saw the temperature gauge climb over 80\u00b0. \u00a0A small breeze had begun giving us a nice assist as we pedaled down the almost<\/em> flat countryside.\"DSCN6256\"<\/a> \u00a0By 11:30 we needed to replenish our liquids, so pedaled into a small town for a bite to eat, too.\"DSCN6262\"<\/a> \u00a0We never expected either meal to be this big, \"DSCN6266\"<\/a>but they sure were delicious.\"DSCN6263\"<\/a> \u00a0The sky had been busy during our leisurely lunch,\"DSCN6269\"<\/a> building quite a resume of darkening clouds. \u00a0But our cool tailwind and warm sun seemed to defy any chance of rain. \"DSCN6274\"<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0We sailed along enjoying the rich blue sky filled with white fluffy clouds to the south and the quickly growing storm to the north.\"DSCN6273\"<\/a> \u00a0Pedaling over the Wapsipinicon River,\"DSCN6289\"<\/a>\u00a0 we could hear a slight rumble of thunder.\"DSCN6282\"<\/a> A swirling wind came in, dropping the temperature twenty degrees and within minutes a torrential downpour hit us sideways. \u00a0We were only a half a mile from cover, but were soaked to the bone. \u00a0Within another 10 minutes, rain and rumble were gone and we were on the road again,\"IMG_0976\"<\/a> watching the storm pass.\"IMG_0978\"<\/a> \u00a0Only eleven miles more before we reached our stop for the night; fifteen minutes later, it poured again.<\/p>\n

Riddle: \u00a0What has at least 5 pizza take out\/delivery\u00a0and one mexican restaurant?<\/p>\n

Answer: Every<\/em> small town in Iowa.<\/p>\n

We opted for across the\u00a0street \"DSCN6300\"<\/a>and after 65 miles, a cherry on top!\"DSCN6304\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t