RAGBRAI 33 - Wet and Wild
 
Even 70 MPH winds and a torrential downpour could not dampen the spirits of the MelonHeads. But it did dampen our clothes and bedding.

   
MelonHeads posing for that group picture in Northwood.
Doti gives Kim a first class toe painting.
Sara, Peg, Bill and Brian pose before leaving West Union.
Ginny, Sara, Kim (the nurse) and Tom enjoy a drink and music in the beer garden.
Julie got cuffed in Riceville. Cops are smiling cause they just frisked her.
Bud Girl Cops thought I had a gun in my bike shorts....so they frisked me too!
Yvonne and the guys at a bar somewhere?
Craig and Amy at some stop along the route.
Gwen and Bendar hanging out with a few of Team DORK.
You can't see it but a sign above us says "Responsibility Matters!"
MelonHeads decide to buy a box or two of cookies from the Girl Scouts.
Ginny and Sara show off their Melon earrings. A gift from Kim.
Sara just hanging out with the girls.
Annie, Brian and Patsy in Milford...just before the big rain.
Sara & Ginny refused to kneel down next to this guy for a picture.
Bill, Myles, Sara, Ginny, Bendar, Maria and Jim at the first beer tent.
How can he be smiling when there are a dozen MelonHead behind him?
Tony's tent spent the night trying to mount Kim's tent. Failed to stay erect.
Even tents treated with Viagra would not stay erect during the storm in Sheldon.
Peg surveys the storm damage she and Bill suffered during the night.
Ginny packs up her soggy gear after going Sleepless in Sheldon.
After the flood waters receeded, we were left with just MUD and more MUD.
What is left of the river valley we camped in on Sunday night in Sheldon.
Tom, Sara, Bill, Norm, Deb, and Brian.
MelonHeads party on a deck at Titonka. All MelonHeads have big decks.
Ginny makes room for Steve to stay in her tent tonight.
For those that know Brian. No explanation required!
Riley (front) poses with Brian, Sally, Jerry, Tom and ??? in Riceville
Some of the MelonHead got together for a picture after dipping our wheels.
Tom, Myles, Kim, Bill and Peg at the very first beer garden.
Tony grimaces & Norm laughs while Tom convinces Carol to be MelonHead cov...
Well, I see one is named EVIL...do you suppose the other one is named GOOD?
Doti convinces local to remove all his clothes before getting tattooed.
MelonHeads Tom and Brian beg for special treatment from the Bud Nurses.
Biggest bullhead in the world...I'm talking about Bendar...not the fish.
Dance time. Soon the RAGBRAI patrol will arrive and stop the music.
The Spinners pose at one of the many beer stops along the way.
Another beer stop...another picture of Team Spin. Do you see a pattern here?
Our only VIRGIN this year (Steve) gets labeled as such by Bud Girl Gwen.
Ken and Sara chat at one of the stops. Where were the other Crotch Rockets?
Norm gets a treatment from Ceeanne. What is that green stuff?
This is what we do on a cold night in Dubuque. Looks like fun.
Bendar is still not able to get over his eye problems.
Doti reserves some additional seats on the bus for the MelonHeads.
Waiting in line at the Crackerbarrel. Breakfast stop on the way to LeMars.
We finally catch up with the Blondes.
Carol takes a break on the Spillville band stand. Don't you love her hair-do?
Doti prepares Margies on the bus ride to LaMars.
Katy struts her stuff while Don is feeding her some kind of alcohol.
Thanks to the Diegos for letting us use their bus for a rest stop along the way.
Tom gets nursed by Gwen and Kim after faking an illness.
Ginny chooses her partner for a game of Two on Two basketball.
Brian, Sharon and Norm at another of the beer gardens on the route.
Brian succeeded in sticking the first tattoo on Jan (AKA-The Teflon Lady)
Doti and Brian crash on the first day of riding. Too much beer, I fear.
Tom abandons his tent in West Union. Flood insurance check buys him a new one.
Sara discovers the only person NOT wearing Shimano sandals on RAGBRAI 33.