Ragbrai goes to Switzerland!

Stefan and his newly purchased dirt bike made it all the way back to his home in Switzerland and his family were the proud recipients of these Ragbrai shirts! It was great seeing him and we hope to have him back for another...

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Introducing Lavinia!

Can you believe it? Take Five is now Taking Six. Lavinia is the newest addition to our family, arriving here from Italy nearly two weeks ago. She is adjusting well from being an only child in Italy to being one of the Peterson...

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Virgin Dan

Virgin Dan: No training and no bike culture experience as he was expecting to be a support driver. Day 3 though he borrowed a bike and some shorts and came back looking quite exhausted after his 70 mile ride. We discovered he...

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Stefan aka Mountain Man

Stefan aka Mountain Man: Despite the fat tired mountain bike he still manages to hold up with the road bikes in the lines. Must be all that time guiding in the Swiss Alps that gave him that endurance. But when he gets back to...

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Jim and Bill: support team drivers

Bill: We can see why he chose to be a support driver rather than a rider. While the rest of us have recovering muscles after our week, he will have a recovering liver.Jim: Perfectly content as a support driver enjoys the “eye...

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Day Minus Two

We arrived in Cedar Rapids on our way to the the start of the Ragbrai. Noah and Sophia are spending the week with Aunt Jill and Lorrie. We then headed to Waterloo to regroup with the rest of the team. More on that...

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Correction

I have been informed that the picture I thougth was Emily is actual that of Sophie. Sorry everyone. Guess I need to pay better attention to what my kids look like.

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Relaxin

Awais finishes his popsicle just in time for a nap.Lori reads her book and Dan takes a little time to listen to the Ipod and catch up with June’s issue of GQ

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