Bob's Ramblings: Day six, Grinnell to Coralville

75 miles today, the longest distance I've biked in a day in decades. It was a very good day, nice rolling hills not too hot early, but warmed up in the afternoon. I started at six to beat some of the heat. My goal for the day was to stop at Mr. Pork Chop. He is a RAGBRAI legond. He is known for yelling POOOORK CHOOOOPS. This year his pink pig bus is in operation, but I haven't seen or heard the big Mr. PC himself. Every other day his location was too early in the day for.me to stop, but today he was about 50 miles into the ride. Unfortunately, Beekman's was at 45 miles, so I had to forego my sixth root beer float.
The chops are $7.00 and are a good inch thick. They are cooked over smoldering corn cobs. Nothing else on the menu (actually there is no menu), and I heard he only works this one week a year. The chop was a good as I had heard.
A couple of miles past the pork chop, I came to Amana where they make Amana appliances. We got free ice for our water bottles, way cool! The area has German roots, I had a very big potato pancake, and was talked into a root beer made by the local brewery. They said it would be the best I ever had, which was.true, but again, fifty hot miles prime the taste buds. I also had the pale ale from the brewery and listened to a good oldies band for quite a while.
The last 17 miles into Coralville were hot and long...the pork chop and the potatoes may have weighed me down a bit! Everything feels good, but I'm a bit tired...the heat and miles sap me some. Haven't taken any pain relievers, except one when my back was a little stiff from sleeping on the ground.
I met a dog named Zuzu. Weird hairless thing, got a picture for Karen. The mechanical ice cream makers are powered by old one cylinder gas engines. A picture of the decorated road kill, and random RGBRAI pics.
I found a chinese restaurant for dinner...didn't want anything smoked, deep fried or on a stick!
Last day tomorrow...I may not get a post out for a bit, I do a quick turn in Davenport to head home. Still having fun but home sounds good.