Sunday evening, the riders got their rally packs, which contain the bonuses for the rally. Some are Leg 1 only, some are for the whole rally. As always, check out the IBR website for updates and explanations. There’s some cool stuff there already, including a photo of all the riders. Ken is in the front row, wearing his blue “Keep Calm and Ride On” shirt and grey “Meese 1 Cancer 0” hat.
The theme of the rally, per the IBR website, is “‘Miles of Progress’ and the intent is to find bonuses with historical significance in innovation and progress for the human condition.” Sounds fun! Jeff Earls is a great rally master when it comes to themes and challenges.
Because of Covid, Canada (and thus Alaska) aren’t part of the rally this year.
I spoke to Ken at about 11:30 p.m. Utah time. He’d figured out his plan/route, and was on target to be in bed by midnight. He was calm but enthusiastic, probably the best combination of emotions. He expected to get about 7.5 hours of sleep (which is solid for him). He’s also figured out where he can get a sleep bonus.
The next checkpoint is in Indiana on Thursday, I believe. I’ll be en route to PA to visit my ailing mother, so apologies ahead of time if my posts that day are late.