The TOMRV cyclist and his wife
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My husband Ken was on a 106 mile bike ride from Bettendorf, Iowa to Dubuque, Iowa, when I unexpectedly saw him as I walked along the bridge he was crossing into Galena, Illinois! I had said goodbye to him that morning, when I dropped him off and planned to meet him later that afternoon, for our overnight stay. I returned to our hotel for breakfast and a nap, then since I was bored, I thought I'd drive part of the route along the Mississippi river to see the sights. I followed some cyclists for a while, but never thought I'd see him among the 1,700 cyclists who'd signed up. I headed for the one town I knew on the route to have lunch, and had just parked my car, when I headed up the stairs from the river to cross the bridge into downtown. Something made me turn around and lo and behold, there's my husband twenty feet away coasting down the street to enter the bridge I was walking across! We couldn't have planned it if we'd tried.
C. Walters
Date submitted:Sun, 24 Jun 2012 02:28:00 +0000Coincidence ID:6429
