<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">TUE AUG 05—</span><u style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">Atlantic to
Cumberland, IA</u><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><u style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial"><br></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)">I wanted
to take advantage of Larry's early departure and get to camp in time to eat
breakfast and pack a lunch. It was sprinkling rain when we left the farm. He
dropped me off with my gear and my bike, but it was too late for
breakfast and packing a lunch. I located my backpack and re-installed it on the
back of the seat frame under the veranda . I was still working on the installation
when it was time to Circle-up. I went to the circle and when it was over I
still had to finish the installation. I wore my raincoat but the sprinkle was so light and the coat so
hot that I took it off. I’m hoping the difficulty
I’m having with hills is a result of the extra weight from the back tire. It no
longer has air; it’s filled with padding. The nice thing about that is that I
don’t have to worry about a flat. The difficult thing is the extra weight it
gives the bike.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt"><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">In Cumberland we had 2
pavilions at the city park campground. We used one as a dining/meeting room. </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">We had a meeting to discuss the technical details for the plan to give financial contributions to people who have a history of advocating concern for the climate change, who want to join us, but don’t have ability to do it financially. The issue was not resolved before </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">Cumberland residents/farmers came with a potluck dinner. They brought two grills and provided hamburgers and hotdogs. It was a marvelous meal and there were leftovers that they left with us.</span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.8pt"><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">Izzy, JJ, and Luke planned to go to the local
bar and play some music. After dinner we had an evening Circle-up. It was
decided that we would have breakfast at 5 am so we could make tomorrow’s March
and have some of the meetings that had been canceled today. It was 8:45 pm before
we could get away to play music. And we had to walk to and from the bar. Since
I had to carry my bass, it was so late, and we were getting up so early I
declined. </span><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26);font-family:Arial">Many of us used the second pavilion as our ’bedroom’. Some even joined us in the middle of the night because we had a rainstorm.</span></p></div></div>
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-- <br><div dir="ltr">Peace, David</div>
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