In July 2010 the Henkes family will set their compass points to the Midwestern state of Iowa for some good ol’ fashion bicycle riding as they join thousands of other riders in Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa: RAGBRAI.Tumblr (3.0; @blogbrai)http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/According to Kevin’s on-board computer, the mileage breakdown goes something like this: Day 1:...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/892723148http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/892723148Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:43:56 -0400This post is coming late. I know. Our apologies. Yesterday moved way too fast for anyone in the...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/890973073http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/890973073Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:40:05 -0400During Day 6 we were officially saturated by the RAGBRAI experience! We woke at 6:30 to the...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/881696846http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/881696846Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:30:00 -0400UPDATE: There were 21,000 riders on the road yesterday. We had heard that they were expecting well...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/881477858http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/881477858Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:26:50 -0400We have to take a break from our regular reporting to let our readers know about an injury that...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/881336978http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/881336978Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:46:00 -0400We were welcomed into July 28th, in the town of Clear Lake, IA, at 3:00am by a horrific...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/877095393http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/877095393Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:15:00 -0400Being hot and sun burnt was the name of the game today! After playing some catch-up on previous blog...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/868488852http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/868488852Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:32:53 -0400We awoke Monday morning after a nights sleep cooled by the gentle lake breeze. Greg prepared for his...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/868197912http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/868197912Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:11:00 -0400So we decided that the first day, Sunday, would be the perfect day to rep our Valpo buddies. Amy and...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/864299742http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/864299742Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:47:00 -0400We arrived in Sioux City in typical Henkes fashion: horn honking and people screaming out the...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/864079603http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/864079603Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:52:18 -0400I left from Baltimore, MD early Saturday morning and set off west aboard a Southwest Airlines 737....http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/863470583http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/863470583Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:06:00 -0400 Maybe the hardest thing I will have to do on this trip was the first; saying goodbye to my...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/852201405http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/852201405Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:03:25 -0400 The road to RAGBRAI is a long one. Amy and Kevin know this first hand as they made their way across...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/852150866http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/852150866Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:50:16 -0400 A mundane question you might say; well not on RAGBRAI! A change in the weather could mean the...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/838586338http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/838586338Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:10:00 -0400First, the update: Yesterday, Kevin, Amy, and their sidekick, Heather met Greg and his gear in...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/828046366http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/828046366Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:11:54 -0400… that we are doing RAGBRAI. An earlier draft was sent out, by mistake, over the facebook.com....http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/823495800http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/823495800Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:09:54 -0400Imagine PBJ’s in hand, water bottles filled, bikes ready in anticipation for today’s...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/817183224http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/817183224Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:14:33 -0400 Ok, we will relent and give them credit. These two have a talent for following maps…...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/817164145http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/817164145Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:08:52 -0400Indeed he does. As is such, I would like to introduce you to a new dimension to the blogBRAI reader...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/808893569http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/808893569Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:54:00 -0400With word of some Valpo Surf Project schwag on the way we wanted, again to remind our followers of...http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/808822967http://blogbrai.tumblr.com/post/808822967Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:33:00 -0400