Pork Belly Update-2026 Week in the Corn

Above: Our 2026 Postcards. Send one home to your family and friends each day! Available at the Front Desk.

Our "Week in the Corn" 2026

At long last, here's the Good Stuff, the everyday fun of RAGBRAI with PBV! Roll through this update for all the delights and relative luxuries we've been planning for you. We'll begin with your Pork Goodies available every day in camp, including information on our wonderful non-profit partners for this year, and then roll right through the week with your day-to-day schedule of comforts, conveniences, services, and luxuries!

Please note: this is not a comprehensive list of our services or instructions. We hope you've read the applicable parts of The June Letter - linked here if you need to reference.

Daily Consistencies

Here are some of the great things you can expect each day in Pork Camp - from necessities to creature comforts to luxuries!

Morning Coffee/Breakfast Vendors

Krista starts brewing at 4:30, while it's still dark. Join all the bedheads who crawl out of their tents and stumble toward the lights of the coffee trailer!

Our little coffee trailer will always be located near Roll With It, the front desk trailer. Near this trailer, you'll find an array of breakfast items from each vendor in each overnight town - some of our vendors are raising funds for their athletic team, school, or non-profit. The typical breakfast offerings in Pork Camp are some combination of these popular items: hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, bananas, some sort of donuts/pastries/muffins/sweet rolls, oatmeal packets, cheese sticks, granola bars, chocolate milk, and maybe other yummy things. Most of our vendors have promised a limited number of hot breakfast items, get those while you can. Please read further for the day-to-day detail.

Afternoon Food Vendors in Camp

Our lunch vendors are a blend of professional vendors/restaurants, grocers, and also non-profits - the folks who are volunteering their time, and hoping to use the funds they raise for one worthy purpose or another. Let's eat up and be generous!

Evening Meals in Camp

Three of your suppers are included (Sunday, Wednesday, Friday). Three of them are optional (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)--and you've had the chance to select among those menus. Supper is served for a two hour window, either from 5:30 to 7:30 PM or 6:00 to 8:00 PM, depending on the length of your cycling day. We have tried to get a variety of meal options and hope that you'll enjoy our selections this year! Before you get in any supper line - make sure that you bring your meal ticket with you (you will get this at check-in). We will only have enough vegetarian and gluten-free options for those who completed their Detail Forms on time.

Our Friendly Front Desk

Maybe you're thirsty after a long road. Come to our front desk for ice-cold beverages, to check out shirts, jerseys, and other merch, or to snap your photo of tomorrow's map! If you have a problem, a good place to start is our front desk. We're here from noon to 8:00 PM.

The COB (Campground Orientation Board)

At our front desk each day, you'll find a big magnetic board with a bunch of movable pieces. Each day, the Google map of our campsite is replaced with a new one, and each day, the Campground Orientation Board (COB) reflects all of our equipment and places of interest on our changing daily landscape! It's the best place to find out locations of our showers, music, and more each day.

Tipping

If at any point during the week, a Pork Crew member goes above and beyond and you want to give them a tip, feel free to do so! It is never expected, but always appreciated. Any crew member who receives a tip will put it in our shared tip jar, which we divvy up amongst all crew members at our post-RAGBRAI pizza party.

Tent City

If you have one of our rental tents, it is our goal to have them all set up and bags delivered by 1 PM. Depending on varying daily conditions, sometimes we may exceed this expectation and sometimes we may run over. If you arrive in camp before Tent City is open, please do not enter until we say it's ok! This will help our crew efficiently complete all of their tasks.

Indoor Sleeping

This year, we have been able to offer indoor sleeping in 6 out of 7 of our overnight towns, some of them with more availability than others. Please take a screenshot of your most recent confirmation email so that you know your indoor sleeping nights. Our hosts will have a list of names at check-in as well. Saturday night in Onawa and Thursday night in Marshalltown should have walk-up availability if you didn't purchase ahead of time but would like to add it. Check the COB or details below for check-in times each day. You are responsible for moving your baggage to/from Indoor Sleeping and where it needs to go - but on Sunday morning in Onawa we will have a drop location outside the High School for self-tenting bags and another for rental tent bags.

Daily Hot Shower and Towel

You'll love this part of the Pork Experience! Shower on Air-Conditioned trailers with a private dressing area for each stall and a body-wash dispenser, too! We have 76 shower heads in camp daily, and our stalls are cleaned after every use!

Showers open at noon and will close at 8:00 PM daily, as they have to head to the next town to get set up.

Phone/Device Charging

We have two trailers for charging phones and other devices. These trailers open at 5:00 AM and they'll be locked at 10:00 PM. If your device is in the trailer at 10 PM, it will be locked inside until the next morning. Bring your own small padlock, please, to lock a compartment while you're charging. Take your lock with you when you remove your device/s - PLEASE DO NOT lock up an empty compartment - your lock may be cut off so that others can use it.

Do remember, please, that we have separate areas for e-bike battery charging, for those with or without detachable batteries. Come to the COB (front desk) daily to learn those locations! You may leave an item in the charging trailer in the morning and have it charge during the day while you're riding - but please do remember to check and claim your items after they are fully charged.

E-Bike Battery Charging

E-Bikes with non-removable batteries: We will have a separate area for parking bikes with integrated batteries, where they can be parked and plugged in. Please keep an eye on your battery status and remove the bike when fully charged to allow others room to charge. Check the COB for this location daily, but it is usually near the PHAT Rooms.

E-Bikes with detachable batteries: Remove your battery, and bring it to "Roll With It" (the back end of our Front Desk Trailer), where we will plug it in for charging (always a good idea to label yours). DO NOT plug these in to your PHAT Rooms or the Charging Trailers. Access to this service is available from Noon until 10 PM. Please check battery status and claim when fully charged.

CPAP Machine Storage

If you have a CPAP, "Roll With It" is where you will drop it off each morning from 5 - 7 AM and claim it each day between 1 - 10 PM. Remember to bring a battery or power source.

Pork Yoga

Your yoga teacher, Gracie, is planning Sunset Yoga this year, from 7:15 PM to 8 PM, when things are winding down. This is a chance to relax your mind, stretch your muscles, and recover from your day on the bike. It also helps you avoid injury. Check the COB each day. We’ll let you know where yoga will be happening each day. Yoga will take place Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (no yoga on Saturday or Tuesday). 

Massage

PBV will have eleven talented massage therapists working in camp.  On Friday evening and all day Saturday in Onawa, you’ll find our massage therapists in a convenient location near check-in, ready to take your appointments for the following six days, Sunday to Friday. Due to pre-bookings prime times have filled on some days, but they still have availability at this writing. 

If you would like to book appointments in advance (now thru 7/15), please use the Massage Request Form (linked here: https://doxieworks.wufoo.com/forms/p1hrnlqk0t1qykw/).  After July 15th, please email Ashley at ashley@pkbelly.com instead of completing the form. She will want to know the days, the time of day, and the duration of the massage you request (30 minutes/60 minutes). Most of our therapists are women, but let her know if you have a preference, male or female.

If you find that afternoons/evenings are full, try booking later evening appointments, so that you can go straight to bed after your relaxing massage.  If possible, bring a twin bed sheet or a towel for the massage table. Please be certain that you’ll remember and honor those appointments during your week in the corn. 

Daily SAG Option

If during the week you want to sag, go to our front desk and ask about it, or go directly to "Pass the Corn" between the hours of 2 - 4 PM or 6 - 8 PM each day. Bikes are hung on the Pass the Corn trailer. Make every effort to get your bike loaded the night before you sag. The price is $30 per day, and the motor coach will be available to board before it goes at 7 AM (be a little early).

Our Pass the Corn trailer is open during these hours: 2:00 to 4:00 PM, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, and 6:00 to 7:00 AM. If you SAG, you’ll be able to load or claim your bicycle during these windows. 

You CAN reserve spots on the SAG on any day, if you're already sure that you won't ride. Write to kay@pkbelly.com. We have already heard from riders about taking a day off the bike.  

PBV Bike Mechanics

Our house mechanics will be set up in camp by about 3:00 PM on most days, and you can check the COB for their location! Our mechanics are experienced and can handle most minor issues.

Full-Service Bike Mechanics

We're so fortunate that Bike Tech from Cedar Falls, Iowa joins us at various times in camp, usually late afternoon or evening (depending on their on-route stations) to sell parts and accessories and help with bike maintenance and repair!

And now, without further ado, we present

the day-by-day fun stuff of

Our Week In the Corn!

Please note: We expect that you have read our other informational emails, most notably The June Letter. Some details are included below, but if you have questions after reading this, they are likely covered in The June Letter.

Saturday, July 18th

Onawa - Day 0

Onawa Country Club

For the start of RAGBRAI, we will be located at the beautiful Onawa Country Club, located on the southwest side of Onawa at 1825 235th Street, Onawa.

~~For those arriving on Friday~~

• Check-In for PBV Weeklong Support at our Front Desk from 5:30 PM to ~9 PM
• Pick up Massage Appointment Cards today!
• The Onawa Country Club will be serving Iowa Chops, a Baked Potato Bar, and Roasted Sweet Corn for $15
• Live Music by Bobby Figueroa from 7 - 9 PM at the Onawa Country Club (they also have a full bar)

~~Saturday at a Glance~~

• Krista brews coffee at 6:00 AM today (she's sleeping in)
• From 6 - 10 AM, The Onawa Country Club will have a Hot Breakfast Buffet with scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, breakfast potatoes, French toast, yogurt, and also a Bloody Mary Bar!
• A local nonprofit will be serving up loose meat sandwich meals from 11 AM - 2 PM, then switching over to Ribeye Sandwiches, Smoked Mac & Cheese, and more until Dark!
• You can bike or ride the town shuttle to the Bike Expo, which opens at 11 AM. There will also be volunteers at the Country Club who can shuttle you where you need to go (tips welcome)!
• 8 AM until 8:00 PM, Check-in for PBV Weeklong Support
• Pick up Massage Appointment Cards near the Front Desk
• Back by popular demand, Get your RAGBRAI Groove On! Henna Artist Meagan Mattson will have her own tent and table from Noon until Dark! Designs usually range from $10 - $20, depending on the size/detail.

• Coaches arrive throughout the day; heavy arrivals from 12:00 to 3:30 PM.
• About 4:00 PM on Pork Stage--True Blues, pictured below, a group of musical prodigies from the Blues Ed program! True Blues is a rising high school blues band bringing fresh energy to a timeless sound. Made up of a group of dedicated student musicians, the band blends classic blues roots with youthful passion, creating performances that are both authentic and electrifying.

• Indoor Sleeping on wrestling mats at the West Monona High School - access starting at 10 AM. If you did not pre-purchase this, but would like to, you can pay $25 for this as a walk-in as long as space permits.
• Showers in camp until 8:00 PM
• Sunday Morning Breakfast from a local food vendor next to our coffee trailer from 4:30 to 7:00 AM: Breakfast Burritos, Acai Bowls, bananas, and other grab & go items. Grab a bite or a meal before your hilly 58.5-mile Sunday ride!

Your journey on two wheels begins!

Sunday, July 19th

Harlan - Day 1

Iowa Western Community College

~~Harlan at a Glance~~

• Our location is at Iowa Western Community College, on the southwest side of town. We are a ways from downtown, but there will be a shuttle stop serving us on the north side of camp.
• The Front Desk will be open from Noon - 8 PM for all of your questions, merch needs, water, and more.
• From 11 AM - Dark, the Harlan 8th Grade will be raising money for their Washington, DC trip. They will have Pork loin Sandwiches, Cheeseburgers/ Hamburgers, PB&J sandwiches (w/strawberry jelly), Watermelon, Chips, Pie, Cookies/Bars, Protein Balls, Beef Jerky, Trail mix, Granola Bars, String Cheese, Powerade , Water and more!

• Henna Artist Meagan Mattson will be back again from Noon until Dark! Designs usually range from $10 - $20, depending on the size/detail.
• Our Included Meal will be catered by Harlan Hy-Vee from 6 - 8 PM. Dinner will be Sliced Roast Turkey, Cheesy Hashbrowns, Tossed Salad, Dinner Roll, and dessert bar. Vegetarian & Gluten-Free option is a Vegetable Lasagna with GF noodles, Baked Potato, Tossed Salad, and Cut Fruit. Don't forget your meal ticket!
• From about 6:00 - 8:30 PM on Pork Stage we will have the Two Dollar Pistols from southwest Iowa. This quartet features three members of the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (and one future member) - a new-ish super group with members from High Heel & The Sneekers, The Mercurys, and Gas N' Grass.

• Indoor Sleeping in the Atrium at IWCC - access starting at 2 PM.
• Showers in camp until 8:00 PM

• Monday Morning Breakfast from a local farm-to-table restaurant Milk & Honey next to our coffee trailer from 4:30 to 7:00 AM: We were stoked to land Milk & Honey as our breakfast vendor in Harlan! Their brick & mortar location is on the square in downtown Harlan. Feel free to visit them, but on Monday morning they'll be bringing some of their fine foods to us - Breakfast Burritos, local meat sticks, GF Granola Bars, Local Greek Yogurt, Local Chocolate Milk, Baked Goods, Bananas, Cheese Sticks, Oatmeal, Hard Boiled Eggs w/Siracha Mayo, Power Protein Balls & More. Get fueled up for another hilly 54 miles.

Monday, July 20th

Guthrie Center - Day 2

Guthrie County Fairgrounds

~~Guthrie Center at a Glance~~

• Our location is at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds, on the west side of town as you enter. The population of Guthrie Center is less than half of your total Feet Of Climb for the day!
• The Front Desk will be open from Noon - 8 PM for all of your questions, merch needs, water, and more.
• From 11 AM - Dark, there will be multiple food vendors available at the Fairgrounds. Check out the Lions Club building plus the vendor area and beer garden in front of the Grandstands for many options.
• In addition to the vendors and beer garden, there will be live music at the Fairgrounds from Noon until 6 PM.

• The Weary Ramblers, our Pork Camp entertainment in Boone, will also be on the RAGBRAI Main Stage in Guthrie Center at 4 PM if you want to catch them twice in one week! (also check out the awesome mural in Guthrie Center by band member Chad Elliott)
• Our Optional Meal will be catered by the Guthrie County Fairboard and served by the Senior Class from 6 - 8 PM. Dinner will be Roasted Pork Loin, Green Beans, Pasta Salad (GF), Dinner Roll, and a cookie. Vegetarian option is a Veggie Burger & Gluten-Free option is served with a GF Roll. This dinner will be served out of the 4-H/FFA building, the same place where you can get breakfast in the morning. Don't forget to bring your meal ticket!
• From about 6:00 - 8:30 PM on Pork Stage we will have The Polka Police. Carrying on in the tradition of great musical performers such as Lawrence Welk and AC/ DC, the Polka Police perform an eclectic mix of humorous, high-energy, polka-themed rock and roll. Mixing whatever they can get their ears on to make a fun dance party out of any event. Brothers, Sgt. Squeezebox and Lt. Lederhosen, make up the band. Sgt. Squeezebox leads the party with his blistering accordion playing, smooth lead vocals and crazy stage antics. Lt. Lederhosen keeps the party rocking with his deep groove making on the suitcase drum set. 

• Indoor Sleeping in the Event Hall at the Fairgrounds - access starting at 2 PM.
• Showers in camp until 8:00 PM

• Tuesday Morning Breakfast from the Guthrie County Fairboard and AC/GC High School Cheerleaders in the 4-H/FFA Education Center next to our coffee trailer from 4:30 to 7:00 AM: We hope that you'll support these local groups as they fundraise for the Fairgrounds and the cheerleading squad. Many of their volunteers are pulling triple-duty...To put things in perspective, the usual population of Guthrie Center is around 1,600 - barely bigger than Pork Camp! Get some grab & go items for breakfast and get off to a good start for a much less hilly ride to Boone, and help out the organizations in this small town!

Tuesday, July 21st

Boone - Day 3

Grace Community Church

~~Boone at a Glance~~

• Our location is at Grace Community Church, not far off the main route as you enter Boone.
• The Front Desk will be open from Noon - 8 PM for all of your questions, merch needs, water, and more.
• From 11 AM - Dark, we will have food vending from Boone Hy-Vee, plus Kettle Corn and desserts from Grace Community Church. Hy-Vee will be offering Ribeye Sandwiches, Burgers, Chicken Sandwiches, Hot Dogs, Veggie Burgers, Walking Tacos, Salad, Watermelon, Protein bites, fruit, chocolate milk, and much more!
• In addition to the pies and other desserts made by the Church group, some of their fabulous volunteers made a one-of-a-kind memory quilt featuring retired Pork Belly T-shirts and a Boone RAGBRAI shirt to commemorate the year! They will be selling raffle tickets as a fundraiser for the church, so be sure to stop at their hospitality tent (near our Front Desk) to purchase some! Check out the awesome stitching on this beauty!

• Our Optional Meal will be catered and served by Grace Community Church from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Dinner will be Smoked Pulled Pork, Cheesy Potatoes, Coleslaw, Green Salad, Fruit, and a Roll. Vegetarian option is a Black Bean Burger & Gluten-Free option is served with a GF Roll/Bun. Don't forget to bring your meal ticket!
• From about 5:30 - 8:00 PM on Pork Stage we will have the Weary Ramblers. We've been trying to book this Iowa duo to join us in Pork Camp for a few years, and finally schedules aligned! The Weary Ramblers bring years of experience to the stage with award-winning songwriting and chemistry. Chad Elliott (Woody Guthrie Song Contest & Kerrville Finalist) and Kathryn Fox (DownBeat winner & international touring artist) showcase multi-instrumental performances with tight harmonies and great storytelling. They will also be on the RAGBRAI Main Stage in Guthrie Center the afternoon before, in case you want to hear them twice! 

• Indoor Sleeping in Grace Community Church - check in between Noon & 5 PM.
• Showers in camp until 8:00 PM
• Today is dirty laundry day! If you have purchased our laundry service, please drop your laundry bag in a designated spot by the specified time.

• Wednesday Morning Breakfast from the Grace Community Church volunteers next to our coffee trailer from 4:30 to 7:00 AM: Breakfast burritos, protein balls, bananas, and more will get you ready to pedal to Marshalltown!

Wednesday, July 22nd

Marshalltown - Day 4

Marshalltown Community College

~~Marshalltown at a Glance~~

• Our location is at Marshalltown Community College, on the south side of town. We are quite a ways from downtown, but they will have a shuttle for us!
• The Front Desk will be open from Noon - 8 PM for all of your questions, merch needs, water, and more.
• From 11 AM - Dark, we will have food vending from MCC Athletics. The student athletes will be offering Pork Burgers, hot dogs, Uncrustables, water, Gatorade, beef sticks, and more!

• Our Included Meal will be catered and served by Great Western Dining from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Dinner will be a Hot Beef Sandwich with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn, and a dessert. Vegetarian option substitutes Impossible ground beef alternative and mushroom gravy & Gluten-Free option is served with a GF bread and gravy. Don't forget to bring your meal ticket!
• From about 5:30 - 8:00 PM on Pork Stage we will have Bad Friends, back by popular demand. We originally heard this band at the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party in 2024, and for the third year running they are back again for our Wednesday night entertainment!

• Indoor Sleeping in MCC's gyms or the dorms - check in starting at 11 AM.
• Showers in camp until 8:00 PM
• Today is clean laundry day! If you have purchased our laundry service, we will have your clothes back to you sometime this evening!

• Thursday Morning Breakfast from the MCC Athletics next to our coffee trailer from 4:30 to 7:00 AM: Breakfast burritos, granola, yogurt, bananas, string cheese and more will support the college's athletic groups! Get fueled up for your longest day in the corn.

Thursday, July 23rd

Independence - Day 5

Indee Jr./Sr. High School

~~Independence at a Glance~~

• Our location is at Indee Jr./Sr. High School, just off of our route into town.
• The Front Desk will be open from Noon - 8 PM for all of your questions, merch needs, water, and more.
• From 10 AM - 10 PM, we will have food vending from the Indee HS Mat Club. These student athletes will be vending smoothies, fruit cups, Maidrite sandwiches, Pork Loin Sandwiches, Sweet Corn, Desserts, water and more! They will also be offering bagged ice for sale - a treat for those of you who request it!

• Our Optional Meal will be catered and served by the Indee HS Band Boosters from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Dinner will be Spaghetti with Italian sausage sauce, salad, breadstick or garlic toast, and dessert. Vegetarian option substitutes a hearty veggie sauce & Gluten-Free option is served with a GF bread and noodles. For this meal, they will be accepting sales of the dinner day-of if you didn't purchase it but changed your mind. PBV Riders who pre-purchased will enter through a door on the East Side, day-of sales will go through the main West Entrance. If you purchased a meal or indoor sleeping, you'll be able to soak up some of the A/C. Don't forget to bring your meal ticket!
• From about 6:00 - 8:30 PM on Pork Stage we welcome back David Zollo & The Body Electric. Zollo's band mixes rock and roll, blues, soul, gospel and honkey-tonk, to create a unique sound all his own. If you were with us in Estherville last year, you might remember them!

• Indoor Sleeping is in Indee Jr./Sr. HS gyms or the wrestling room - check in starting at 10 AM.
• Showers in camp until 8:00 PM

• Friday Morning Breakfast from the Indee Band Boosters next to our coffee trailer from 4:30 to 7:00 AM: We are lucky enough to have 2 hot options on Friday morning! A local favorite - breakfast brats - plus breakfast burritos, hard boiled eggs, protein balls, cinnamon rolls, scones, granola bars, instant oatmeal, yogurt, bananas, string cheese, chocolate milk, and more

Friday, July 24th

Dyersville - Day 6

Beckman Catholic High School

~~Dyersville at a Glance~~

• Our location is at Beckman Catholic High School, not too far from downtown.
• The Front Desk will be open from Noon - 8 PM for all of your questions, merch needs, water, and more.
• From 11 AM - Dark, we will have food vending from Cottonwood Canyon. If you were with us in Cedar Falls last year, you might remember their gourmet grilled cheese and specialty coffee truck. We've welcomed them back again, and in addition to the gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, they will have all-day breakfast sandwiches and breakfast burritos, smoothies, and iced coffee drinks.

• Our Final - and Included - Supper will be catered and served by 7Hills from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Dinner will be a Hawaiian Chicken Sandwich (smoked chicken with onions & peppers, provolone chees, pineapple & black bean salsa, and teriyaki sauce on a King's Hawaiian bun), house made coleslaw, squash mix, chips, and a cookie. Vegetarian option substitutes jackfruit for chicken & Gluten-Free option is served with a GF bun. We discovered 7Hills (a local brewery and restaurant) during our scouting trip and are excited to welcome them to Pork Camp for this dinner. Don't forget to bring your meal ticket!
• This is our "Aloha" night, so feel free to break out those Hawaiian shirts, coconut bras, grass skirts, and whatever else helps you feel the vibe on our last night in Pork Camp together!

• From about 5:30 - 8:00 PM on Pork Stage we welcome Johnny Russler & The Beach Bum Band. Johnny Russler & the Beach Bum Band combine the sounds of Trop Rock, Reggae, Surf, and Calypso by pouring great original music along with songs by Jimmy Buffett, Bob Marley, Zac Brown Band, Paul Simon, Sublime, Beach Boys, and many more into a musical blender to create a strong concoction direct from the lower latitudes! From steel pans to strong percussion, to driving bass and skanking guitars, the Beach Bum Band has a fun and danceable sound that appeals to all ages, and We think that this island-themed band will be perfect for our Aloha theme.

• Showers in camp until 8:00 PM
• Please note any changes in how/where to leave or pick up your baggage on the final morning.

• Saturday Morning Breakfast will be from the Dyersville Hy-Vee next to our coffee trailer from 4:30 to 7:00 AM: Plenty of grab & go options for your last day - energy bites, hard boiled eggs, muffins, cinnamon rolls, bottled water, Core Power, Gatorade, bananas, apples, string cheese, and more.

Saturday, July 25th

Dubuque - Day 7

Andersen Windows

~~Dubuque at a Glance~~

• Our location is at Andersen Windows, not too far from the Dip Site and right across from Long-Term Parking.
• The Front Desk will be open from 10 AM - 2 PM for all of your questions, merch needs, water, and more.
• If you used Dubuque's Long-Term Parking - great news! Our staging location will be right across the street from the parking lot.
• There will be multiple food vendors located across the street from us, next to Long-Term Parking, as well as a convenience store and other food options nearby.

• Showers will be open until 2:00 PM
• If you are shipping a bike, come find Kay at the Front Desk for your label.
• If you're using one of our shuttles, be sure that you arrive early enough to get all your tasks taken care of before boarding your coach. Departures are at Noon or 1:30 to Quad Cities, 2:15 to Omaha, and 2:30 to Des Moines (you can begin loading~30 minutes early). We will email you post-RAGBRAI bus assignments on Monday or Tuesday of RAGBRAI.
• Please come to the Front Desk or look at the COB if you need locations or assistance.

A few very important reminders...

Read The June Letter!

We have published The June Letter, a comprehensive guide to your RAGBRAI experience with PBV - whether you're joining us for just a shuttle or the entire Weeklong Service. This is a long document, but we have made each chapter available to download individually, and we ask you to please read the parts that apply to you so we're all on the same page! You can always email us at info@pkbelly.com with questions, but please do your best to look for the answer first as we get close to the beginning of RAGBRAI and our time is spread more thinly.

Take Your Time

Remember that you're on vacation - take time to stop and chat with that local sitting in their lawn, tour that (probably air-conditioned) museum, help out that fundraising group, stop at both ice cream booths, have "just one more"...indulge yourself! This is a short ride, and there's no need to race into camp. Plus, the extra time will help our crew out! No matter how early you arrive in Pork Camp, we still need time to set up. Please respect our crew and don't enter Tent City until 1 PM (or whenever they tell you it's all clear). The only exception to this is if you have a deadline to get on a shuttle bus the last day!

Account Balances

Just a friendly reminder that your account balances were due in full by May 15th. You may pay your balance via credit card by logging into your pkbelly.com account. We're really getting too late to think about mailing a check. If you arrive at RAGBRAI and have a balance due - you must pay with cash, we cannot accept checks and do not have a card processor on site. If you have an outstanding balance please help us out and write to us with your intentions at info@pkbelly.com. Thanks!

Cancellation Deadlines

We remind you of our Cancellation Policy and Refund Deadline, so that there's no misunderstanding. June 15th was the last day to cancel and get a 90% refund, for any reason, if you did not choose the cancellation protection. From here on out, we don't make any refunds, unless you took our cancellation protection when you initially registered. If so - then you have extended your 90% refund to Wednesday, July 15th at 10:00 PM CST. If you have our protection and cancel by email by 10:00 PM on July 15th, we will make a 90% refund by check (mailed to you after RAGBRAI). After July 15th at 10:00 PM, we're sorry, we cannot make any refunds in any instances.

If you need to cancel services: Please send us an email!

Simply write to us at info@pkbelly.com. If you're due a refund, you can include your mailing address in the text of the email. An email establishes the date of your cancellation. It makes it possible for us to look you up by name, or if the name is very common, we can look you up by email address. And it allows us to copy members of our team on the reply and keep everyone in the loop. We are scouting and traveling to other events between now and RAGBRAI, and we don't promise that we will receive voice messages. Email is the way to cancel some or all services on your registration.

Do not go into your registration form and remove all services, please. This complicates the process on our end, causing us to search for confirmation emails and reconstruct your registration to determine whether a refund is due and the amount. Simply write us an email, and we'll take it from there.

We'll be in touch when we have more news to share, friends!

Cheers, from all of us here at Pork Belly Ventures!

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