One of our group, Ray, had car trouble, so yesterday he dropped it off at a dealership. He will pick it up when we return. That meant we had to do two trips to drop off bikes because there wasn’t enough room for two more bags, a person and a bike. I took Ray to drop off his bike before we moved all the rest of the equipment. As a group, we took one trip to the loading area to drop off our bikes. Then a short trip back to the hotel to check out. Our next stop was to a Subway to buy lunch. From there we dropped off our bags, parked in the “red” long term parking lot and then back to our bags to munch on lunch. We got the “green light” to take off at 1:07. It was a huge relief to be on the bus headed to Sioux City!
When our bus finally arrived in Sioux City, I had just enough time to register, find my designated tent, move my bike and then two bags before a thunderstorm hit. Most of our group brought their own tents so they really had to hustle before the rain started. They registered after their tents were up. The group of us who are in their own tent are camped together. I’m at least a “city” block away in “tent city.”
1st photo is part of our group at breakfast at the hotel.
My bike being loaded onto semi-trailer for shuttle to Sioux City.
The group waiting for the #3 motor coach to arrive at 1:00 pm.
Loading bus 3 with our bags. You can spot Fred & Ellen in their C2C t-shirts.
Our group of eight riders on the bus ready to head out.
Making the most of the bus ride.
Our bus arrived in Sioux City at about 7:30pm. I am in tent 338 (out of over 500). I got my bags in my tent just before the thunderstorm hit.
The sky was blue after the rain passed by. You can see the puddles on the sidewalk.