Bow Tie Tour

Day 5 – Ninjas coincidence and Des Moines

We woke up early and took the guys riding on their Ninja 250’s, their friend on a CBR 600 rr came along as well. We rode out to Panera bread for breakfast and looked like a biker gang pulling in My dad called me and I told him who I was with and it turns out that the Eldridges used to live in PA and we had gone to their house looking at mini bikes. Now 10+ years later we were riding together in Missouri, it’s a small world after all. We rode some good roads, I got my knee down a few times, which was fun and we taught them how to get off the bikes and ride a little better. After riding, they went to work and we went to Des Moines.

The trip up was almost as hot as the day before but minus the traffic and with much prettier scenery. We filled up with super unleaded in a small town for 2.82! only to discover that at the next town it was 2.72. They need to start adding ethanol to the gas on the east coast. We arrived at the Sorenson’s house and went out on the town with their daughter Emily.

We went to Vaudeville Muse and listened to a band called “The Envy Corps” they were pretty good but I had more fun watching the crowd try to be cool and sampling the local brews. If you ever go to Iowa try Boulevard beer, I had their wheat ale and pale ale and I was impressed. After the concert we drove to the capitol building overlooking the city and hung out. It was a beautiful view and the place was deserted making for a fun evening. We got back to the house late and watched “Amile”. After 20 minutes the day caught up with me and I fell fast asleep.