NO HUNGER AFTER GUNDER

On Saturday 11 of us departed Casey's heading for the Shanty, home of the Gunderburger, in Gunder, Iowa.  On bikes were Howard & Dorothy along with Jim (newbie).  Wayne & Sandy, Carl & Joyce, and Bob & Julie were on trikes while Dennis Marlene followed in the support convertible.

"NEWBIE" JIM JOINS US FROM CALMAR

With Bob leading, you know that the "direct" route to Gunder wasn't going to happen.  We took the Luana road and Cherry Valley road through the detour in Postville and onto HWY 18 heading for Clermont.  We turned onto CR B60 called the Apple Road and followed it until it changed into the Gunder Road and on to the Shanty in Gunder.

THE IRISH SHANTY---HOME OF THE GUNDERBURGER

CARL DEMONSTRATING HIS TRIKE GRIP
WHILE JOYCE FIXES HER HAIR

SANDY DECIDES NOT TO "MOON" GUNDER

After parking across the street in the overflow parking area (old DX station), we wandered in and ordered from the Shanty menu.  Carl was the only one hungry enough or brave enough to order the Gunderburger.

JIM HAS A SALAD THAT'S THE SIZE OF A WHOLE GARDEN!!

EVERYONE GETS SERVED "HUGE" PORTIONS

CARL'S GUNDERBURGER---ONE FULL POUND OF BEEF!!

Most of us "bet" that Carl couldn't polish it off, but he did.  And as his reward, he got to wear the "official" Gunderburger hat!!

Like Dennis said, "If you leave here hungry, it's your own fault."  I don't think anyone felt starved as we "limped" across the street to our rides.  We took the Gunder Road on down to Elkader and picked up HWY 13 there.  We then cut through St. Olaf, and NO we did not stop for tenderloins!  At St. Olaf we followed Fawn Hollow Road into Farmersburg and took Golden Avenue on to HWY 18.  We turned west on 18 and headed for Monona.  At the Monona turn Jim continued on to Calmar.  We took the Volney road north towards Rossville where Carl & Joyce got off at their shed.  The rest of us went through Rossville onto 76 and back to Waukon just in time to miss a brief rain shower.  Who would have thought that Gunder was an 89 mile round trip!