by Julie Lefebure | Jul 27, 2014 | personal journey, This Lefe Family
I just experienced the most amazing week of my life. Seriously. Seven days filled with life-altering, memory-making, perspective-changing moments I will not soon forget. Five of them were on a tandem bicycle with my husband as we rode RAGBRAI. Peddling 320 miles, on...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 26, 2014 | This Lefe Family
After my previous post yesterday morning, it didn’t take long for the rain to start up again. We rode 4 blocks and decided to park under an overhang near a Subway restaurant to wait it out. Four blocks was enough rain for this girl! Sitting inside Subway, we...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 25, 2014 | This Lefe Family
5:30am… We’ve been awake since 3:15 after the first few raindrops hit our tent. Bill comes prepared with gear needed for such instances, however. The storm is rolling through as I write this. We, and our things, have stayed dry so far. Thanks to my brother...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 24, 2014 | This Lefe Family
We’ve made it to day 5! And we’re two-thirds finished with today’s ride. Currently having lunch in Greene. These little towns are full of character and fun! Being a small town girl myself, I appreciate this! People go out of their way to make 10,000+...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 23, 2014 | This Lefe Family
Today was a much easier day for us with only a little over 40 miles from camp to camp. We were on the road by 7am. After stopping at Casey’s for coffee, we received many comments from fellow riders of me holding my coffee as we were peddling down the road. I...
by Julie Lefebure | Jul 23, 2014 | This Lefe Family
Gosh, I’ll be honest with you. Yesterday was tough. Thankfully we avoided the rain! After my post I wrote while waiting for ice cream, about a mile back on the road, I wasn’t sure we’d make it the rest of the way. But a few friends and family members...