Today was day 5 and it has been a hot, humid week. When we woke it up it was still in the 80's and I decided that I was not up to a 65 mile ride, so I went back to bed to rest. 3 people in the group did decide to do the entire day and took off around 6AM. I decided that I was more in to the 75 mile ride on Friday. I then spent the morning seeing my nieces and their children (and enjoyed coffee). About noon, the remaining 3 of us decided that we would ride the remaining 20 miles of the day, so off we went and got on a little beyond Baxter. Our first stop was in Rock Creek State Park and we took a rest along the lake. Then in was 13 miles into Grinnell on a relatively level track. When we reached Grinnell, it was still very hot and humid. Everyone was either camping on the Grinnell campus or sleeping in the dorms. The dorms were not air conditioned but did have showers. From there, I headed to the memorial union and found a nice air conditioned lounge to read. It seemed like the heat was getting to a lot of people as every air conditioned place was filled with people. We then wandered downtown for dinner. It was Susanna's birthday and her mother had arranged for a bakery there to deliver bicycle shaped cookies. Happy 18th Birthday, Susanna!
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