well ska this event was totally an epic adventure. friday started with the four hour drive to columbia and the weather kept our spirits high. awesome to see the skabubble of tents in nate's backyard saturday morning (thanks nate & meredith for your skaspitality). true to ska form we arrived late to start of the ride, but better to be safe (!) than sorry. mike, it's good to hear you're feeling better...total bummer but you deserved some ska love after all the love you've shared with us ska brats. the katy trail was fucking beautiful and we couldn't have asked for better weather. blake had fun finding out just how much shit he could carry on his dummy. it was nice to meet hillz and katie, the potatoheads! heather (bitch ass ho bag) and derrick (spoon) it was great to meet you (amelia) and reunite once again (blake). heather, i can tell we're going to be bff! (amelia).
THANKS TO MIKE D:
1 awesome ska event
2 awesome trail
3 awesome weather (how'd you pull that one off?)
4 f-awesome B & B, thanks for the great deal (if you're ever in rocheport, mo you must stay at the yate's house. they feed you incredible food and you simply melt into their king-size beds)
5 awesome movie in the "park"
6 your awesome awesomeness

the journey did not end for team dummy at the end of the katy trail, though, for our little engine that we thought could, died 100 miles out from ic. we pulled off the interstate and the truck died under an overpass. so, what else, but to ska on! we unloaded our bicycles and loaded them with our gear, made the short ride into town and found the crappiest and only motel in donnellson, ia called the avenue of the saints motel. they had a vacancy, believe it or not. ha. it was so dirty, far from the luxury of the B&B, that we were thanking the skagods we had our sleeping bags and towels to sleep in and on the untouchable twin bed. yuck!! we made some calls (apparently: "anything that ain't donnellson is long distance, honey). by three o'clock sunday afternoon, a new radiator and serpentine belt got the truck running and we were on our way home.
we were pleasantly surprised to find our beta fish, walter, was still alive and chillin in his castle.
skarley matt: we found your safety equipment in the grass of the "outdoor cinema." we kept it safe while it kept us safe during the rather long adventure. find us when you're in the ic with your girlyfriend. we understand, safety first!
so, ska, thanks again. for everything. we had so much and at times too much fun.
until the next ride, ska on!