Day 29/30: Tripletts, Escorts & Bridges
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by carlos in Touring
- Currently in Lincoln, Nebraska watching SNL digital shorts and playing World of Warcraft with our uber-geek-hosts.
- Please forgive us for the delay in posts. We are going to try posting more frequently, instead of longer (more overwhelming) ones.
Jerry Triplett
Jerry Triplett is 75 years old and forever young. On the back of his family tye-die t-shirt, it read, “Team Triplett,” and on the front, “Only when attempting the ridiculous, can the impossible be achieved.” He has biked across the country when he was 62 and all the county courthouses in Iowa.
He started running when he was 48 because everyone in his family had passed away from health issues. He has ran 21 marathons, and still runs 13 miles every weekend. He journals everyday, and categorizes hundreds of newspaper clippings.
He sang to Barack Obama:
He built a miniature golf course in the back of his house to have a reason for his 26 grandchildren to visit. “I don’t think they will come back purely for our glowing personalities,” Jerry said when explaining his 9 hole course, open to the public.
Taking a picture with the mayor, on a miniature golf course, in the back of Jerry and Nancy’s house:
Signing the bridge:
He sang to us!
And if you still can’t enough of Jerry, here is a life lesson:
The Bridges of Madison County
We visited one of the 6 bridges of Madison County.
Of course we had to go back home and watch the movie!
Police Escort Out of Winterset
About 1 hour into the movie, there was a knock at the door. Any story that starts off with ‘knock at the door’ is required to be epic. Epic it was! The mayor of Winterset was at the door and asked if him and his grandchildren can come over to play miniature golf. After Jerry explained why the 2 random people were in the living room, the mayor offered us a police escort for the next morning. We felt like kings of the road the next morning:
Daniel Philipson
23. Jun, 2009
Jerry is my hero! he’s an awesome guy, and you guys are awesome too!
Joe, Karine and myself are really enjoying the videos and everything you both have done. keep up the great work, we’re always thinking of you guys! and hopefully one day we can meet you, Carlos!
you guys are awesome! and if i could make one suggestion? make a video that’s a compilation like you did before…and make it really funny!! but if you dont have time its cool…just a request!
you guys rock! love
Danny and Karine Philipson!!!!
Jugomugo (Josh)
23. Jun, 2009
Glad to see you guys are still truckin’ along safely. What an interested character you met!
becky
23. Jun, 2009
Told you that Iowa was bike friendly! Jerry – great singing! Makes me want to visit Winterset! Were those hills in the background behind Jerry?