We finally had our first real ride on Sunday. We had made 3 short trips into town for something or another but not the leisurely ride we’ve been longing for. Sunday was the day!
Every ride needs a good walk-about at some point to ward off TB.
Our friends, Kerry & Kim
just bought their bike 3 weeks ago and already they have 750 miles on it. They’re putting us old-timers to shame!
No ride towards the Mississippi River
is complete without lunch at Poopy’s.
Let me just say, I couldn’t make this stuff up if I wanted to!
While we were waiting for Poopy’s to open for lunch, we took a drive through the Savanna Army Depot (now de-commissioned). This Depot was one of the largest munitions depots in the country during WWII.
One can only imagine how busy this base was during the 1940’s when ammunition & bomb production was at it’s peak.
I don’t remember much about it but I stayed in these barracks for a week while I was in high school. I was part of a summer work program which included a week of “training” here at the Depot. They taught us interviewing skills, resume writing, etc. That was the summer I worked at a local library. If you know me in person, you would know that I’m not probably as quiet as a person in a library should be, so needless to say it wasn’t a job I wanted to stick with.
The Depot has been de-commissioned since 2000 and now leases out office space and facilities for some light manufacturing. The rest of the buildings sit empty.
This little guy seems to have taken up residence though.
That's a nice ride and Savanna is an interesting destination..... BUT .... I HATE that bridge across the river to Iowa!!!! I freak out going over it in a car, I can't imagine what it's like on a bike. YIKES!!!! Don't look down is all I can say.
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