Wooohooo, today was the least hilliest ride of the week with only 1,222 feet of vertical climb. We rode from Oskaloosa to Fairfield, total of 52 miles. Was a much easier day.
In one of the towns I ran across this cheery band of super heroes.
Sadly, I exposed more than I realized when I flipped the bike to fix the flat.
This is what is called a velomobile. It’s actually and ICE brand trike with an outer fairing which was made in the UK. The fellow in the orange shirt is the owner, a doctor in Ft. Wayne, Indiana (where I was born). Further conversation, he did his residency in Omaha where I live and we exchanged many names of physicians we both know.
Here is the inner view. Not much ventilation.
Near the end of this hot day we came across a huge water slide, maybe 200 feet, in a country yard that went down into their pond. A giant pump was keeping the water flowing. Riders would run and dive, shooting out at the end into the pond.
Even Super Heroes like to have fun (but I was worried about him cutting the plastic).
Here is pond they all come out into.
Enjoying a “Fire House” root-beer float.
This is in the town of Fairfield. Some vendor must have been giving away free plastic mustaches and someone climbed up and put on on the stature.