Brad and I were up early so we could get breakfast before the radio show. On our way out of the campground we bid Roger and Steve a good day. They told us if we made it to RAGBRAI to look for riders with cans of SPAM on their helmets, that'd be them and their friends.
After a quick breakfast and a short ride we found the studio. We were directed into Angie, the lady Brad met at the pool's, office where we spent a few minutes talking about our trip. She also asked if we'd remembered our recipe. Every morning on the show they give out a new recipe, we, being the "guest stars", were asked to bring one. In honor of our old roommate (the one we visited in Portland, OR) we presented Chris Larson's Spicy Thai Peanut Sauce. He'd made it often when we lived with him but neither of us knew the exact proportions. The night before we'd made some and came up with the following: 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter, 6 tablespoons soy sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon hot sauce all mixed together and spread over rice or noodles. They interviewed us between the classified ads and farm reports and let us present our recipe. Now if anyone asks if I've ever been on public radio in Ainsworth, NE I can say yes.
That afternoon we pulled into Atkinson, NE, home to one of the nicest swimming pools we've come across. They had fountains and one of the loopy water slides like at the big water parks. We got in for free because they were going to be closing for swimminq lessons in a half hour. As they closed I met the cutest life guard of the whole trip. After talking to her for a while she said she had to get back to work but that she'd let us in for free if we wanted to wait around until they reopened. Brad said he'd be okay with waiting around if I wanted to. It was a tough decision but I decided we ought to keep moving. Waiting around so I couId end up with another crush on a girl in a different state would have been a bad thing.
andrew
listen to the radio show (approx 30 minutes/19 mb)
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