tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62470862888067653932024-03-04T20:01:18.661-08:00Where Are Mike and Sherry?Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-74313211383583193762023-01-27T17:24:00.001-08:002023-01-27T17:24:25.511-08:00Four Bicycle Tours in 2022<p> Mike went on four bike tours in 2022:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Wilmington NC to Richmond VA on a tandem bike with a blind guy on the back.</li><li>Washington DC to Abingdon VA along the Shenandoah Valley</li><li>A rambling tour of the Pacific Northwest</li><li>An offroad tour through northern Colorado and into Wyoming. </li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p>This post will include all four trips. </p>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-83969569270491169352022-04-20T11:35:00.000-07:002022-09-29T19:38:15.751-07:00Transatlantic Crossing from Tampa to Barcelona<p> <b>We went on a cruise!</b> </p><p>Our other cruise trips had been either with family or when we were young and broke. This is the first cruise that we have planned and paid for in 30 years. </p><p>The cruise was a transatlantic "repositioning" cruise that started in Tampa and finished in Barcelona. Along the way, we stopped in the Azores and Cadiz Spain before going through the Straights of Gibraltar. After that, we hit Malaga, Cartagena, Valencia and finally got dropped in Barcelona. We stayed in Barcelona for a few extra days and then flew back to Colorado. </p><p>We were a bit worried that the 9-day crossing of the Atlantic would be really boring, but we were wrong. It was really relaxing and it turned out to be our favorite part of the cruise. Once we started hitting the ports every day, things got more frantic. </p><p>Here is our ship, the Celebrity Constellation. It holds 2400 passengers, but only 800 were onboard. This made the ship nearly empty, so there were no lines anywhere and very little competition for the prime deck chairs. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeur_Majxa83iKYL8S-k0f5XLYWI7Ud85MSvdtu6fsVYHdnJJG6Qt2ZcX-6_blClPkFJ8yFFin0X72j6cUBdsvcDSAyhEQL8kMqcNKwZHl-OiLpk54DZRnLsDA49bIzQS-cr2I0x0QmC4z1cfju_mj0LHpLq3WWWyQ1vHAnx9AsPBrcnQ_B53JrvRpIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2176" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeur_Majxa83iKYL8S-k0f5XLYWI7Ud85MSvdtu6fsVYHdnJJG6Qt2ZcX-6_blClPkFJ8yFFin0X72j6cUBdsvcDSAyhEQL8kMqcNKwZHl-OiLpk54DZRnLsDA49bIzQS-cr2I0x0QmC4z1cfju_mj0LHpLq3WWWyQ1vHAnx9AsPBrcnQ_B53JrvRpIg=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Since the ship was so empty, upgrading to a family suite at the back of the boat was really cheap, so we went for it. Here is the view from the room:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0xUd4TaOCdYU7kIyNdt96hYRtfPlTEq5IS3ptmNzWmRGpUqmefDIrtTSrNr27EjYCFCmGANT-x_c3jtitO4CV9Jsk3JbDsUV0H9ACBSRBR9YLwwdiFKlIK4vbi-8IyyWK7KDFT9_JR9EeSg-aHJCZG9TRc_3oIT2W-EpQyeRMw0tb2mE6g5obgM4n4Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="1931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0xUd4TaOCdYU7kIyNdt96hYRtfPlTEq5IS3ptmNzWmRGpUqmefDIrtTSrNr27EjYCFCmGANT-x_c3jtitO4CV9Jsk3JbDsUV0H9ACBSRBR9YLwwdiFKlIK4vbi-8IyyWK7KDFT9_JR9EeSg-aHJCZG9TRc_3oIT2W-EpQyeRMw0tb2mE6g5obgM4n4Q=w467-h640" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like all cruises, photographers were circling the dining rooms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb8O3pyzB7UVZUBnhD3U9IOK-8uzC3d5umGAxq1R8aBHJZ_2PecXF7KL8in1ktX-HFPwnYmrUDkFo-QmAJ7xY7HLuHa2nyHdzQOcDEUA7nspB6UtgLI5jjAa_xWwAV2gUbgQBPUl8msQ3as1OO1OnNEHWprnhwH71KTWhKNcGYDzz-ZarS8ujKm7sAqA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="1682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjb8O3pyzB7UVZUBnhD3U9IOK-8uzC3d5umGAxq1R8aBHJZ_2PecXF7KL8in1ktX-HFPwnYmrUDkFo-QmAJ7xY7HLuHa2nyHdzQOcDEUA7nspB6UtgLI5jjAa_xWwAV2gUbgQBPUl8msQ3as1OO1OnNEHWprnhwH71KTWhKNcGYDzz-ZarS8ujKm7sAqA=w501-h640" width="501" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our good friends Pat and Deb came along with us on the cruise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB7FiOd6OZVxuMlbp0dy709MWLzN6cnXaVNi-P__VD9S2pxFb0_LqiIRJEWfiHnt81M0NSVuRBVZZUNgQRo-bE3n7jjsGogW0nWt_ASdwmpvFwlOQdKOkobaN1BMDK_99EcFAdG03Z-m2gNkzJpJaW_o5sCzG6QluwRWdZW4FkkBwvg2vZvkARO04DmA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="2010" height="553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgB7FiOd6OZVxuMlbp0dy709MWLzN6cnXaVNi-P__VD9S2pxFb0_LqiIRJEWfiHnt81M0NSVuRBVZZUNgQRo-bE3n7jjsGogW0nWt_ASdwmpvFwlOQdKOkobaN1BMDK_99EcFAdG03Z-m2gNkzJpJaW_o5sCzG6QluwRWdZW4FkkBwvg2vZvkARO04DmA=w640-h553" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bartender pouring all twelve martinis at once</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiuR442N2r31DfgyZqpC2cN7kjE6bP1JoOYNPp9h7I2StNs8SClPQKF06bC3Bkh_bwsFPkdLHqRYL52tJi32WkZufH108VAP07U9XYRm4Wj_aOdF0ZExHEBTKoLZHTv06h99y3oqmw493uRfNDE11XyZ6nmaHdzytb_DOrkUyp9ivVYdMbwaFdFjnVxw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiuR442N2r31DfgyZqpC2cN7kjE6bP1JoOYNPp9h7I2StNs8SClPQKF06bC3Bkh_bwsFPkdLHqRYL52tJi32WkZufH108VAP07U9XYRm4Wj_aOdF0ZExHEBTKoLZHTv06h99y3oqmw493uRfNDE11XyZ6nmaHdzytb_DOrkUyp9ivVYdMbwaFdFjnVxw=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>First port of call, Ponta Delgada </b>in the Azores. We rented a scooter and rode around the island. It reminded me of Hawaii due to it's volcanic formation. Lots of black soil and lush vegetation. Here is a lake that formed in the burned out center of a volcano. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsAWZRFAlT3AWdaKK6FGmV74F34yaWQcLNYr6bdtpZcRgqhUquO_z9HKSMrBjbYr7nOoTWulzUdsIgxjk45-N2eJjIUIvRgjycK9kcuJLHOjFKjbb_1_b6HPssBWwgVixiZu7cC3H7LyG26AwqEkrtedyyIQMTq0XflMGCjJjBKLAqmzWzrcUqOal17A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsAWZRFAlT3AWdaKK6FGmV74F34yaWQcLNYr6bdtpZcRgqhUquO_z9HKSMrBjbYr7nOoTWulzUdsIgxjk45-N2eJjIUIvRgjycK9kcuJLHOjFKjbb_1_b6HPssBWwgVixiZu7cC3H7LyG26AwqEkrtedyyIQMTq0XflMGCjJjBKLAqmzWzrcUqOal17A=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Because of the volcanic activity, there are a few hot springs. Here is the exit canal from a very nicely landscaped spa in Furnas that we relaxed in for a few hours before the long scooter trip back to the boat:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO4OZuhD72VACdwsAcWcDIq7_0uy47wPkI8XZRgs7UoNRPqxjbxMEVYBSFzl3GSeKouSO79dc8vJoaxf8eRgX_dqo-JRqq2dmEC8iD01_5kQ0F4bzDhQEqg70MmvtD0grKu0omeaVDcfCtwmOdhvFMKwvJa4L8FdZZzDuy_UHV7r16J9vNnOtzgsgzpQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO4OZuhD72VACdwsAcWcDIq7_0uy47wPkI8XZRgs7UoNRPqxjbxMEVYBSFzl3GSeKouSO79dc8vJoaxf8eRgX_dqo-JRqq2dmEC8iD01_5kQ0F4bzDhQEqg70MmvtD0grKu0omeaVDcfCtwmOdhvFMKwvJa4L8FdZZzDuy_UHV7r16J9vNnOtzgsgzpQ=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a geothermal park in the town of Caldeiras (near Furnas). Lots of hot pots and fumaroles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCvnO0K9NWuajm25yXMPSJrHwlJi-_OU9vbEMvoyPQm1JHD5SaAC61yq-W7PIamDWV1lZpYk5P2c-RB_vvEPgkZkG4OpuPsEmrgy7QQDX_FesNBKoz7E7YvJT7zPlQi8fas3OZ1wK7TAXMOcoCDjDNZHnL1am12gztWxAeQ4CNhLumqdAwypV3RH_e6Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCvnO0K9NWuajm25yXMPSJrHwlJi-_OU9vbEMvoyPQm1JHD5SaAC61yq-W7PIamDWV1lZpYk5P2c-RB_vvEPgkZkG4OpuPsEmrgy7QQDX_FesNBKoz7E7YvJT7zPlQi8fas3OZ1wK7TAXMOcoCDjDNZHnL1am12gztWxAeQ4CNhLumqdAwypV3RH_e6Q=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><b>Second Port of Call: Cadiz</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVSGcNWuGOx2XHoJ5Vof0uDjgiuNEpCBmrSeuHVg1hUpC1-Eb1lXa8pEvOX9ci8rRCrm8xlAZ1s0l1WTMfzBMrZsc3eSHCJWf4I9_IvBKE1_7bEdhqbpfGmif54N5RhhM8T8NTap27-3Amj6HNmD1L_y3zXs4ofgxA0XGC-2sEFl8uTmpc-GiFuOHu_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVSGcNWuGOx2XHoJ5Vof0uDjgiuNEpCBmrSeuHVg1hUpC1-Eb1lXa8pEvOX9ci8rRCrm8xlAZ1s0l1WTMfzBMrZsc3eSHCJWf4I9_IvBKE1_7bEdhqbpfGmif54N5RhhM8T8NTap27-3Amj6HNmD1L_y3zXs4ofgxA0XGC-2sEFl8uTmpc-GiFuOHu_Q=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK0dbD78VM8c_hJSFIn_iazA9xRgoMEovw-ocqU__LW31qPuKzMDAUbvGI238GTjXf8xPiyIftxxE4-DpBqEnNpd244iRc0RSju6ivJ6Dk2Jdc_7x0jcNT1d8jCT3oB8NV4mFE0qBit79k1s9-vNBe7uQ-ppTnaouczZTB4eMyaMqcZkc0SrTXbeGx6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3484" data-original-width="2211" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK0dbD78VM8c_hJSFIn_iazA9xRgoMEovw-ocqU__LW31qPuKzMDAUbvGI238GTjXf8xPiyIftxxE4-DpBqEnNpd244iRc0RSju6ivJ6Dk2Jdc_7x0jcNT1d8jCT3oB8NV4mFE0qBit79k1s9-vNBe7uQ-ppTnaouczZTB4eMyaMqcZkc0SrTXbeGx6A=w405-h640" width="405" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqiKk8f3GRzdRHOq2SWnntWdNhUG34nNmBQIgKfAx76v68OH3G1tGv06SxooWtdnrRqR3ST1jA-6GOe0qmExCJMmxbdPABC_cXj1e-eWKTPoARKlKtQ87avIMbzyO9q8lzc7HAQo8W-u7QSw75t_ClnySyOFVAotus5xX0MsxRTQT4q7ZcKIgaruVjuQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2441" data-original-width="3497" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqiKk8f3GRzdRHOq2SWnntWdNhUG34nNmBQIgKfAx76v68OH3G1tGv06SxooWtdnrRqR3ST1jA-6GOe0qmExCJMmxbdPABC_cXj1e-eWKTPoARKlKtQ87avIMbzyO9q8lzc7HAQo8W-u7QSw75t_ClnySyOFVAotus5xX0MsxRTQT4q7ZcKIgaruVjuQ=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Third Port of Call: Malaga</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beautiful day in Malaga. Fire roasted sardines, a visit to the central market, churros, coffee, and a visit to the castle. We had wonderful tour guides, Manolo and Bea who live in Malaga and who stayed at our house in Boulder last September.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiba6c2Uns3zkriUhD1ODR2HegDPWWls0fHdrknjxC1smhFmOhfUiT8GZfngw5KLat0tjiP66O1wSHEM4uJlm_M48Gym2MX6sJkHdfPY-t4fnpZrMYAUeoCSCY56ltIV5t5-c0fUBddJd9PnepVIFh9JwP9Qzemypl3jZxsDJtSqBTlQe3MGv7f2tnCdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="3302" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiba6c2Uns3zkriUhD1ODR2HegDPWWls0fHdrknjxC1smhFmOhfUiT8GZfngw5KLat0tjiP66O1wSHEM4uJlm_M48Gym2MX6sJkHdfPY-t4fnpZrMYAUeoCSCY56ltIV5t5-c0fUBddJd9PnepVIFh9JwP9Qzemypl3jZxsDJtSqBTlQe3MGv7f2tnCdg=w640-h460" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4bMN2Fmt4abLhW9W0CAyTLUnZy9OtZrYesvXA4miEzSkZZ5x46tOyTWW7A_ZzUgE22GsHcWcJgkDcilolDcuaEUU6RdMkLp9JK84-u4_k_hbXorheevt0z2ZdJvoaLo1NlXr4SCL6R5rQBH9gv4EZ6ipa795jxBaPGBX-ebZHLU4gWMHEV3bDIn50qw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="2097" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4bMN2Fmt4abLhW9W0CAyTLUnZy9OtZrYesvXA4miEzSkZZ5x46tOyTWW7A_ZzUgE22GsHcWcJgkDcilolDcuaEUU6RdMkLp9JK84-u4_k_hbXorheevt0z2ZdJvoaLo1NlXr4SCL6R5rQBH9gv4EZ6ipa795jxBaPGBX-ebZHLU4gWMHEV3bDIn50qw=w544-h640" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpdztG_Y8pVlgncqfyEk1r0vKwcQCludWkZXhPLAz0PRF9sW5JVItnTsUeOUtplLZjh_6_mv3DDAetr8gyevZUDyHdDl0fqmD-jOMS4acupukzaZ-ty1Tdm1_owDttAngOGRDcNgel6Zm5Uj6wm2kx8IfknSv1lrXW_fZD7u6XiHO4EbzJcpV2opre_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2193" data-original-width="2801" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpdztG_Y8pVlgncqfyEk1r0vKwcQCludWkZXhPLAz0PRF9sW5JVItnTsUeOUtplLZjh_6_mv3DDAetr8gyevZUDyHdDl0fqmD-jOMS4acupukzaZ-ty1Tdm1_owDttAngOGRDcNgel6Zm5Uj6wm2kx8IfknSv1lrXW_fZD7u6XiHO4EbzJcpV2opre_A=w640-h500" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Scenes that simply do not exist in the United States. Walkable pedestrian avenues and plazas throughout the downtown, tables and umbrellas with people just relaxing, no traffic or honking horns. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">When I return home, I miss the human scale of European and Mexican cities.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTy8d5SS2Q7AjLlNqJu6WaMMcNMr55e43e5wigEl3CYshlBjt0EaTHGhzfOXo2Yo8xIlRUzB_jDt3A2ObgM8aZh2hbzAU7y3Su0DY6ySQsZ10PdOcfGFZBj5qXVxZb8ytWKD0HwT3cKTxKbjwQ_px62R1JAL1PUkl7_tWQgVHxrKO6nZmbFaf2zbIe9w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTy8d5SS2Q7AjLlNqJu6WaMMcNMr55e43e5wigEl3CYshlBjt0EaTHGhzfOXo2Yo8xIlRUzB_jDt3A2ObgM8aZh2hbzAU7y3Su0DY6ySQsZ10PdOcfGFZBj5qXVxZb8ytWKD0HwT3cKTxKbjwQ_px62R1JAL1PUkl7_tWQgVHxrKO6nZmbFaf2zbIe9w=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Fourth Port of Call: Cartagena</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not much to say about Cartagena. I'm not sure why the cruise ships even stop here. On the plus side, it was a day of aimless wandering and drinking at the local tapas bars. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih6lGphx_5VKCORqyz9DHNk4MTw_U3SwP0chLvXmRO1rz8lr-k8u3vfkm_Fy9CuwRhl1sHKH8V6p-VlKey8r-tq1Maatjmad8HgwkUpFw9W_b8ez_t8Nv8BNz9SavRXoo4_ey6Y6rLT_RFbUFJEePhflbV-sScKijju1-2U-k-VmeaCAh-SKbMp5wkZA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih6lGphx_5VKCORqyz9DHNk4MTw_U3SwP0chLvXmRO1rz8lr-k8u3vfkm_Fy9CuwRhl1sHKH8V6p-VlKey8r-tq1Maatjmad8HgwkUpFw9W_b8ez_t8Nv8BNz9SavRXoo4_ey6Y6rLT_RFbUFJEePhflbV-sScKijju1-2U-k-VmeaCAh-SKbMp5wkZA=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The cathedral in Seville is amazing. The elaborate carvings and lavish gold and silver articles speak to an era of wealth, power and craftsmanship. It is simply amazing that something like that could be built with hand tools, ropes and donkeys. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">However ....</div></div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is absolutely shocking. All of the old rules for building a cathedral were pushed aside. Symmetry? Don't need it. Big, heavy columns? No thanks. Smooth and polished Greek and Romanesque <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>marble statues? Nah - we prefer rough hewn. </div></div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Being inside is like being surrounded by large trees of several species in a forest. </div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAEvqe7NPez1L9D-6RiVfcnsPuf4gKX6SbCjs3458ZiU8w0-k67aQX3Rj_-2sI8bO03RE-caBLnUFJ9jcrOAIjsl-5peGnMuXylhHqxUnInLZrqDAAcgOFPWb6dqIC1V-dviVAXDp0JwPXSw6SP5yLbi9sxJ0g1b3iZH0Yp3vfYwtAh9lWNt31lGi0Yw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAEvqe7NPez1L9D-6RiVfcnsPuf4gKX6SbCjs3458ZiU8w0-k67aQX3Rj_-2sI8bO03RE-caBLnUFJ9jcrOAIjsl-5peGnMuXylhHqxUnInLZrqDAAcgOFPWb6dqIC1V-dviVAXDp0JwPXSw6SP5yLbi9sxJ0g1b3iZH0Yp3vfYwtAh9lWNt31lGi0Yw=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">10 pm and Barcelona is coming alive just as we are thinking of going to bed. We so old.</div></div><div class="l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk gh25dzvf jikcssrz n3t5jt4f" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">And, yes, F*ck Putin indeed.</div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEfef5OaqP_qHZrkDzomArqL3Ybqc_lfIrb3v8bK_adCu9LAmIbTFtu4fqkj5gwxTbQSfyA0-4bIG1QOxb3t-eMNPyjCxEu9scBcwENiZTh8HGAfzZHI_S1UEHCH-1QANcTOhOhw0Y83EGLXgti1POXW_qkcT42a_yDIRCRj57LNA8oBx6_22p-82m8g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="3072" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEfef5OaqP_qHZrkDzomArqL3Ybqc_lfIrb3v8bK_adCu9LAmIbTFtu4fqkj5gwxTbQSfyA0-4bIG1QOxb3t-eMNPyjCxEu9scBcwENiZTh8HGAfzZHI_S1UEHCH-1QANcTOhOhw0Y83EGLXgti1POXW_qkcT42a_yDIRCRj57LNA8oBx6_22p-82m8g=w640-h563" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's kind of our go-to getaway. Not much to do other than scuba and relax. We don't bring an underwater camera anymore as we would prefer to live the moment rather than record it. As such, you will have to just enjoy the standard Caribbean photos of blue water and stunning sunsets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stayed in a 1-bedroom oceanfront condo (Den Laman apartments) which has a dock and a dive locker. You can see the dock on the right in the photo below. Generally, we do a few dives from the local dock but mostly dive via pickup truck along the shoreline of Bonaire. Night dives are easiest from the dock because docks are easy to find in the dark at the end of the dive.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjagd77fd3qUQv45gDPOpQDgwlKYyRNBsYl5PxchftC-PLfHPhrz2x2zi-AOREn1P7QHwT4OqYGVXk_mds1Nc3yNsYYeL1DI0A-DtVRFqog8Z6a7jkC-WTJOGQ6YIH1hPuqT47J9GB4O41og0W6crx2E9ftuwexoJlpgr44M4bskcI6EeqrkyAM26epSw=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjagd77fd3qUQv45gDPOpQDgwlKYyRNBsYl5PxchftC-PLfHPhrz2x2zi-AOREn1P7QHwT4OqYGVXk_mds1Nc3yNsYYeL1DI0A-DtVRFqog8Z6a7jkC-WTJOGQ6YIH1hPuqT47J9GB4O41og0W6crx2E9ftuwexoJlpgr44M4bskcI6EeqrkyAM26epSw=s600" width="600" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bonaire is becoming a big kite surfing destination. You can see all of the wings in the photo. A few years ago, this particular beach had one or two kite surfers. Now, there is a whole community. Looks like fun, but where else would I do this? I don't want to spend a week learning a skill that I can only use on rare occasion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhH7QM6Vc9Cwhu5Y2MrHnBhd4qSJ4IMZhfiAK_GefVafIyc1zyjWDBcv9yK2D1biosgwcWBv0ELCHbtMtMc1UMbzO3D1cDDLp5pIDfY_mED2W8gPK-lV3zMWWPesf5nFnmX0f1oLKLFFmJfOdqIIFOkw3I7pxtdrcVQISLGaAyR5pWD0k94rRm6gnmrkA=s600" width="600" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />Kite surfers prepping their kites and untangling the lines. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUTNp6765ftFHCId6IpbiGLEJJWwXE9W3dnqae9d-gZ6UBaui7S6TFtpmIf1NX7jt-azu0O_wsexYYDEH4E9Bxc5wdthTZ0he2vTCfzhdyWRyf0uLe_IW0Lylhfu7TVnTXE4mpgitdhDfK8A5VvHWVY6ZbqRLgEZGCLSXbK9pYRQ6u2HYW_2g50qiKjw=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUTNp6765ftFHCId6IpbiGLEJJWwXE9W3dnqae9d-gZ6UBaui7S6TFtpmIf1NX7jt-azu0O_wsexYYDEH4E9Bxc5wdthTZ0he2vTCfzhdyWRyf0uLe_IW0Lylhfu7TVnTXE4mpgitdhDfK8A5VvHWVY6ZbqRLgEZGCLSXbK9pYRQ6u2HYW_2g50qiKjw=s600" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHvsEQ_RYTL8HoZsLCmYoENtg2AiBXOaoPa85_RUq_Y8IVvYWWSp-IR5uAiKYdK4Npq8409YZsuYxyy2UnJ8tHKCFBOxWuvot-9gbJo8u3aAlxnlFlgYRsQcfMUSSLPnCVjA4Jmp5b9f9UemE4-vGGJ4_uai1L4xce0yFEpSrPAIeJmn8rtRwXWC307Q=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHvsEQ_RYTL8HoZsLCmYoENtg2AiBXOaoPa85_RUq_Y8IVvYWWSp-IR5uAiKYdK4Npq8409YZsuYxyy2UnJ8tHKCFBOxWuvot-9gbJo8u3aAlxnlFlgYRsQcfMUSSLPnCVjA4Jmp5b9f9UemE4-vGGJ4_uai1L4xce0yFEpSrPAIeJmn8rtRwXWC307Q=s600" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJPrsriUwnY7XWOjc0lXnE9Jef-WKrmd_qNp5RxMN3-5vaVznEHkMok9qqqxznP76G8pLab_ch-_U_JKnJNUhcLHy4zB7zUR6lhcQzrWtZWMExzZEOLSJO_BBqCvy-VFYKcojt1RUsnmz6HWVrJiN2DhNDFQ225wXPtp9m6rbAdIM-cme8pW-TuB367w=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJPrsriUwnY7XWOjc0lXnE9Jef-WKrmd_qNp5RxMN3-5vaVznEHkMok9qqqxznP76G8pLab_ch-_U_JKnJNUhcLHy4zB7zUR6lhcQzrWtZWMExzZEOLSJO_BBqCvy-VFYKcojt1RUsnmz6HWVrJiN2DhNDFQ225wXPtp9m6rbAdIM-cme8pW-TuB367w=s600" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8FBAOJ_8bJkucWUvXKjY3z3x52xAWJh1taRgrVjw5sTS39uOKt-sKikGA_YcqcuBNtF0eaPSEOv0qwL7Si_KjzkEtxE_B814MYQ3gEV1WNiiJfvTh0tzFz-H04i2nBM8cFM9aFdImrnWRSgrwVtfhgOJ31GZEF69gUMJuHf4WeaoUZk_HLjwn5tQjUQ=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8FBAOJ_8bJkucWUvXKjY3z3x52xAWJh1taRgrVjw5sTS39uOKt-sKikGA_YcqcuBNtF0eaPSEOv0qwL7Si_KjzkEtxE_B814MYQ3gEV1WNiiJfvTh0tzFz-H04i2nBM8cFM9aFdImrnWRSgrwVtfhgOJ31GZEF69gUMJuHf4WeaoUZk_HLjwn5tQjUQ=s600" width="600" /></a></div>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-29435331454508322082022-01-01T09:48:00.002-08:002023-01-27T17:20:45.602-08:00Mexico City and Valle de Bravo - December 2021Casey and Doroty were down in Mexico for 6 weeks or so, rock climbing and paragliding, so we decided to go down for a week to visit. The plan was to meet in Mexico City for the week, then we would head home and they would go back to Valle de Bravo to paraglide more. However, after spending three days or so in Mexico City, we were all a bit burned out so we all hopped the bus to Valle for a few days.<div><br /></div><div>Casey was paragliding most of the days, and Sherry flew with him once on a "tandem" glider with a local pilot. The goal was to make it from the takeoff spot all the way back to town (8 miles or so) but the winds are fickle and they would often just land in a field somewhere and try to get a taxi or a local driver to get them back to town.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br />Mike is kissing the street art again <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8iAmonmhVeWixsb0dzOPV18aynxB3eKuvFGqQ18Ao7V6q5qa4T01UosWmuPM0HMuVs1RWr8NTP7cRq3SIOlnkEl0YM_SLhIE4IqWc8XiANy93c46I64X2bFKNGe93T09yRGxOqnHQgLDEjkjLkWUI9lUaDeb771FaHdHeViopKZ-NV_8IOkgbqpvceA=s4032" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8iAmonmhVeWixsb0dzOPV18aynxB3eKuvFGqQ18Ao7V6q5qa4T01UosWmuPM0HMuVs1RWr8NTP7cRq3SIOlnkEl0YM_SLhIE4IqWc8XiANy93c46I64X2bFKNGe93T09yRGxOqnHQgLDEjkjLkWUI9lUaDeb771FaHdHeViopKZ-NV_8IOkgbqpvceA=w640-h360" title="Mike is kissing the street art again" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />Dorothy the Conqueror<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbgMp0aPkMo0IzrZpkuD5d2dxRfrxZEs__MKWDs3UWAbLveW4hLVSAi1RpsqUKjR8xRwtKJBWXNuH5MdPPdnI2hzaHG6S9jAz_bZFtvLBaRy97mxGOcy6JV4tov_6ToasDaSX8bDvSKSxbb1u7Q6XWh_H01k33Q7Pxoa7-WIQb3ISFXLzzSbN3s9iaWg=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbgMp0aPkMo0IzrZpkuD5d2dxRfrxZEs__MKWDs3UWAbLveW4hLVSAi1RpsqUKjR8xRwtKJBWXNuH5MdPPdnI2hzaHG6S9jAz_bZFtvLBaRy97mxGOcy6JV4tov_6ToasDaSX8bDvSKSxbb1u7Q6XWh_H01k33Q7Pxoa7-WIQb3ISFXLzzSbN3s9iaWg=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Scary stuff on the streets of Mexico City<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtRRuEaCHSo-HIF5DWFBOFGomdAtStIf3Qe8fe2IbwkhkXbNFpAhR0zNgP-eusr_X0WP1PBTYZM0B1kgFYE0l4SSQv8ksQZjOMZ_2gewBLj63k9Pz7oaSL9ry5hIDXZxsD9RLsOUuDCSZKtQdEueIS_nFOrjO4qD72N9uCLs6oHq2ZvIEtIYOv2upfzA=s2934" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2159" data-original-width="2934" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtRRuEaCHSo-HIF5DWFBOFGomdAtStIf3Qe8fe2IbwkhkXbNFpAhR0zNgP-eusr_X0WP1PBTYZM0B1kgFYE0l4SSQv8ksQZjOMZ_2gewBLj63k9Pz7oaSL9ry5hIDXZxsD9RLsOUuDCSZKtQdEueIS_nFOrjO4qD72N9uCLs6oHq2ZvIEtIYOv2upfzA=w640-h470" width="640" /></a>Mexico is still new at the whole "craft beer" thing, but we went and tried some anyway. They are off to a good start but have a ways to go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB0UHV8xFy_rqU-NTTmfFXRbFszQNh4nYyxFV6Ori6RGqPbl9eW3eV7RMCIH14YMhVN5m5qNMQByb35RPD641F4USLyYtxnh1VINevUoX0sLKHlWYJrIxXLK2O467ATsu16HksEAUDVX8-uznZOwcUcFo8EIKqDH6RAim8uITcDLEfcZcyKG31o6zjDQ=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB0UHV8xFy_rqU-NTTmfFXRbFszQNh4nYyxFV6Ori6RGqPbl9eW3eV7RMCIH14YMhVN5m5qNMQByb35RPD641F4USLyYtxnh1VINevUoX0sLKHlWYJrIxXLK2O467ATsu16HksEAUDVX8-uznZOwcUcFo8EIKqDH6RAim8uITcDLEfcZcyKG31o6zjDQ=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We took the local cabs to the paragliding launch site and to the butterfly preserve. They often stop to let more people in or to let people out. In this case, we are filling up the cab, so it's 100% ours.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp-Pi-zxCBySOIWrkQNNe4sldRz_0EIqCeZbSX3KwtBh3LvjH7R3fMMyY_4nYkGNE0fgji-ri73cqEHPemoun17YEqifI6Ngmc8LcvjknCJw1Ro8Qy21QzJLcdVkWKJ95DDjRsIvg8-Rre_zENXUKtPp7FFYM-Y2gdABmzPo_L1sdiboVoLzvWr0G0Rg=s3280" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp-Pi-zxCBySOIWrkQNNe4sldRz_0EIqCeZbSX3KwtBh3LvjH7R3fMMyY_4nYkGNE0fgji-ri73cqEHPemoun17YEqifI6Ngmc8LcvjknCJw1Ro8Qy21QzJLcdVkWKJ95DDjRsIvg8-Rre_zENXUKtPp7FFYM-Y2gdABmzPo_L1sdiboVoLzvWr0G0Rg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a>Walking around the streets of Valle de Bravo. Casey is in front carrying his paragliding wing. They are surprisingly compact. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEGFkYkYbawHQl5IPZSR_7Bi1eVKU9QKJntI7cJaRp99uDQVqHsEd6RTlqZCop9zumjfrnlW16m56w9APsvd0O0cpLa8E70i4jygPctCFC-Z5aGw_cZRaxXH08tsFt01N3OJkZz33XXx9HQC51XJ6EAuKkb1p-vErFj6_hFAr9iLjn-gPmzIarRvNJTw=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEGFkYkYbawHQl5IPZSR_7Bi1eVKU9QKJntI7cJaRp99uDQVqHsEd6RTlqZCop9zumjfrnlW16m56w9APsvd0O0cpLa8E70i4jygPctCFC-Z5aGw_cZRaxXH08tsFt01N3OJkZz33XXx9HQC51XJ6EAuKkb1p-vErFj6_hFAr9iLjn-gPmzIarRvNJTw=w482-h640" width="482" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEGFkYkYbawHQl5IPZSR_7Bi1eVKU9QKJntI7cJaRp99uDQVqHsEd6RTlqZCop9zumjfrnlW16m56w9APsvd0O0cpLa8E70i4jygPctCFC-Z5aGw_cZRaxXH08tsFt01N3OJkZz33XXx9HQC51XJ6EAuKkb1p-vErFj6_hFAr9iLjn-gPmzIarRvNJTw=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a>The next series of photos shows Casey and Sherry getting ready to fly. Casey is in the orange jacket and Sherry's pilot is in the white jacket. Casey and the other pilot sync their radios, then they both get set up and then take off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0k-MjRbsCjv1hdLIE6dXMJlSNTIR8R_G6liVGeF8TMnIHG3j9f78SKCryfOkko74mjUuupOdWxWgMR3h0zOLZ1IKU4JxSgTdTHS_vi0Qh_AeQO_QmshSXH4vXxLG2Eut8v-cJ-DTuvWsDvYQVBOecK2iq9TL6I_xUcaLURPP5X2YMOE1TO8hgJnsr-A=w482-h640" width="482" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVw5CoPZNU8y00W6vrh_GoyA3NKDep7aTsW-D0YwN2nTzpWM2foWM3ODJNyDbb6H8yF6MqXwleeHx79iPYo4hpunmpYEJmTOPuU-pnR9rcz21Suv5w38pbRYKVpOOd3wGhjSze2PvJWQPsfOFp0TsRB5CNZg3VjP_NtsbJgLO0nNEKmDsV1T4l676uiQ=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVw5CoPZNU8y00W6vrh_GoyA3NKDep7aTsW-D0YwN2nTzpWM2foWM3ODJNyDbb6H8yF6MqXwleeHx79iPYo4hpunmpYEJmTOPuU-pnR9rcz21Suv5w38pbRYKVpOOd3wGhjSze2PvJWQPsfOFp0TsRB5CNZg3VjP_NtsbJgLO0nNEKmDsV1T4l676uiQ=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSNYRsChb5IxYAKUR1ooL3vBrx9BWt2xkYng9QA0rHPytwQnc_E5A3280D2d1xzJMlj-zuUk_x_JF5f2g7lriu2mG-i_1K9DA1q1jgOnhUTCoWumvafq05V1Vmy-FUsbHYz6Txr9bhBzSriI5ZVp-CLyZygwYAwM3Ev3wQOlWghVS4UJgMQ71HtfVfA=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMSNYRsChb5IxYAKUR1ooL3vBrx9BWt2xkYng9QA0rHPytwQnc_E5A3280D2d1xzJMlj-zuUk_x_JF5f2g7lriu2mG-i_1K9DA1q1jgOnhUTCoWumvafq05V1Vmy-FUsbHYz6Txr9bhBzSriI5ZVp-CLyZygwYAwM3Ev3wQOlWghVS4UJgMQ71HtfVfA=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYNkAcZMlbBOGR6lWwIQQWYFrwll0n-TDIZaOMx4CoEbK6CuwurEUmn4tKc_ZGHKla4m-bp8MNrRaBlcndSKh-7_j5UST6AavNe_omtng7kFCITeZHJmMajuK_G2zIxp0amGvDu6X3VzE5JyRrQ459Hsh6WMvZtFKRtRbZyEHPcdoOOMmFFo_4ltusNg=s1920" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYNkAcZMlbBOGR6lWwIQQWYFrwll0n-TDIZaOMx4CoEbK6CuwurEUmn4tKc_ZGHKla4m-bp8MNrRaBlcndSKh-7_j5UST6AavNe_omtng7kFCITeZHJmMajuK_G2zIxp0amGvDu6X3VzE5JyRrQ459Hsh6WMvZtFKRtRbZyEHPcdoOOMmFFo_4ltusNg=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoL72rnIIB1JORDsMl25x9HWqInRRyel9idF-xqS6DL90f8DfrbBYQdt8Lk3CNtE9iQpMBOqyd8GGbq4jPB1GR2-WRj8CtPnG0NBiySBXQXcP-9VORAbvs8JCVUsjbPAu4hrTlMrYEBNP0iZ9nX1dOo_KyJYn9enk_sxMF05AfCtmbapm78umuiYbiPw=s1920" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoL72rnIIB1JORDsMl25x9HWqInRRyel9idF-xqS6DL90f8DfrbBYQdt8Lk3CNtE9iQpMBOqyd8GGbq4jPB1GR2-WRj8CtPnG0NBiySBXQXcP-9VORAbvs8JCVUsjbPAu4hrTlMrYEBNP0iZ9nX1dOo_KyJYn9enk_sxMF05AfCtmbapm78umuiYbiPw=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the paragliding, we decided to go to see where the Monarch butterflies overwinter. There are a few places in Mexico where this happens. The butterflies look for forests of Oyamel trees and then spend the winter in them. We took horses up the hill to see all of the Monarchs. The trees are literally heavy with insects. The branches droop from their weight. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ4wpEYjYXuxCkBm5Qe9d2VizvmmWHWHlP9DpEVsaKMnfg95tEHShuqgZ6OfjbbPLxBK1nHctvWGZe6TCw78iqySgAal0RG6rlcOE46UybU4TGIz2MsAA2kfJHwntjih0KB1aqJ1WoOJhA1G3kD79q0uc8BRU8xvjt7hXiUjLXBtbLPDsa88WKELe4xQ=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ4wpEYjYXuxCkBm5Qe9d2VizvmmWHWHlP9DpEVsaKMnfg95tEHShuqgZ6OfjbbPLxBK1nHctvWGZe6TCw78iqySgAal0RG6rlcOE46UybU4TGIz2MsAA2kfJHwntjih0KB1aqJ1WoOJhA1G3kD79q0uc8BRU8xvjt7hXiUjLXBtbLPDsa88WKELe4xQ=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih05e-Rblwocr9CEWOO0T_iYOhYt0a0ledYfKqZg_TUzqm_VKVBTIDhix9EOXknRE07vOsL_WN-4xvQgHzg80TtISiYwTAyTNYq0O_yweoXk8iFnbrfdzP4s1WCehyWjxxvIOht4n7xfsgduNamjQgRIW8Wr8TVKPy0pRjlicKNtHN8Q2Hl4Fa2X8idQ=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih05e-Rblwocr9CEWOO0T_iYOhYt0a0ledYfKqZg_TUzqm_VKVBTIDhix9EOXknRE07vOsL_WN-4xvQgHzg80TtISiYwTAyTNYq0O_yweoXk8iFnbrfdzP4s1WCehyWjxxvIOht4n7xfsgduNamjQgRIW8Wr8TVKPy0pRjlicKNtHN8Q2Hl4Fa2X8idQ=w482-h640" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjKywTnzJvWFK7S6Mu9XdC-KQzRFmLWMwCiY7GJHqWptsiXPOYE20bAQGKtiaVfmb_gVPaYQP9lsdcePav45oZAkRuDHZK23fk3YFpPUjMmN_9F7_qAJqAlNL3iYvgWiL1zUbZJyaTBlAr-wtGnbNRLKFyQNYJYWDvPXL-ykeLVw3Q3V6Np0ckR-RNuA=s3280" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="2464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjKywTnzJvWFK7S6Mu9XdC-KQzRFmLWMwCiY7GJHqWptsiXPOYE20bAQGKtiaVfmb_gVPaYQP9lsdcePav45oZAkRuDHZK23fk3YFpPUjMmN_9F7_qAJqAlNL3iYvgWiL1zUbZJyaTBlAr-wtGnbNRLKFyQNYJYWDvPXL-ykeLVw3Q3V6Np0ckR-RNuA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tthPgHEb_omqou9vVaEKjfwKVvKEWdI5MpoigT5qAdfw8g33Y7BIgn9IwrYKa-tFQzKIse_qVNmFbWe5G54Uwywo1MNmtdCWjrEHHaScjKDbQF8uNbi4JDiB8xVoRirNm5Nlhm8vc1Qu/s320/PXL_20211230_190947694.TS.mp4" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tthPgHEb_omqou9vVaEKjfwKVvKEWdI5MpoigT5qAdfw8g33Y7BIgn9IwrYKa-tFQzKIse_qVNmFbWe5G54Uwywo1MNmtdCWjrEHHaScjKDbQF8uNbi4JDiB8xVoRirNm5Nlhm8vc1Qu/s400/PXL_20211230_190947694.TS.mp4" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tthPgHEb_omqou9vVaEKjfwKVvKEWdI5MpoigT5qAdfw8g33Y7BIgn9IwrYKa-tFQzKIse_qVNmFbWe5G54Uwywo1MNmtdCWjrEHHaScjKDbQF8uNbi4JDiB8xVoRirNm5Nlhm8vc1Qu/s320/PXL_20211230_190947694.TS.mp4" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a>We spent the last night at a different Airbnb and then headed out. Casey and Dorothy stayed on for a while longer. We had to take Covid tests at the airport and do a bunch of paperwork to get on the plane. It was such a hassle to travel during Covid!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="1433" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1T37RJ8gmKLg46JHBezrrVOHMXR2AsD2CNmFYb8TYIumuYUMAAGHuW7MX6hdpUCl1hsTySQLGFMn5Q7YgfffduAttfiUHfmByxKCZ9mw_Fv5pRAmmI8s0rfk2AnpeisM2GG9g4i_wUg70kE7HBltoq_pBvV1k6vuwMc8GcUdaTg5EKpxJisJgPSrzMA=w378-h640" width="378" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiARSOr9v-6iwueQ-KO2GGYNSQ0yhNRyk9Z5Ag7jMDWqGq-Vai_g35jTtd3GJoGObwtHCdHIpLLKaHvxtRTf6felE4MPlHxtWThOeZKoSZypJCCGjyRW69Ug2KGZu_7hfhOZG0tcXVLQRepV3sytBX1b_pTUzGoVvT1iypHtq43q7uZzwSBC4udiC8DTw=s4080" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiARSOr9v-6iwueQ-KO2GGYNSQ0yhNRyk9Z5Ag7jMDWqGq-Vai_g35jTtd3GJoGObwtHCdHIpLLKaHvxtRTf6felE4MPlHxtWThOeZKoSZypJCCGjyRW69Ug2KGZu_7hfhOZG0tcXVLQRepV3sytBX1b_pTUzGoVvT1iypHtq43q7uZzwSBC4udiC8DTw=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div></div></div>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-54629306669855337632021-09-23T19:53:00.000-07:002022-09-29T19:39:40.141-07:00September 2021 - San Francisco to San Diego by bicycle<p>This blog post has photos in an essentially random order and not much text. All four participants sent photos and I don't know exactly where or when they were taken. You'll just have to let them flow over you. </p><p><b>First, here is the planning document, all highlighted in yellow:</b></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>San Francisco to San Diego 2021</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Aloft Hotel in San Francisco:</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> </i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Got a room for Mike and me with two beds at the Aloft SFO (reservation for Francis White)</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Conf# 95058360 for Aloft San Francisco Airport, +1-650-443-5500, evening of Sep 5, departing the 6th.</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> </i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Approximate Notional Schedule:</i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Subject to many changes. </i></span></p><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"><colgroup><col width="78"></col><col width="104"></col><col width="286"></col><col></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Day</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Date</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Destination</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Mileage</i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>0</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>5 Sep</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>SFO Airport - Aloft Hotel</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>0</i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>1</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>6</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Costanoa KOA Campsite</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Lunch in Half Moon Bay</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stop in at </span><a href="http://www.highway1brewing.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.highway1brewing.com/</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> just before the KOA.</span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>KOA has a general store and restaurant. </i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>50 </i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>2</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>7</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Moss Landing</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>52 </i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>3</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>8</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Big Sur Campground</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>49 </i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>4</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>9</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>San Simeon Creek Campground</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>70 </i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>5</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>10</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Pismo beach</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>49</i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>6</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>11</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Gaviota state park</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>68 </i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>7</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>12</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>McGrath state park</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>66</i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>8</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>13</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Somewhere in LA (Santa Monica , Venice Beach, Torrence, ?) Tom departs. </i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>55</i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>9</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>14</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Rest Day?</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>10</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>15</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Doheny State Beach</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>68</i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>11</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>16</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>San Diego (hotel)</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>75 </i></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>12</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>12</i></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></td><td style="border-bottom: solid #000000 1pt; border-left: solid #000000 1pt; border-right: solid #000000 1pt; border-top: solid #000000 1pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Climate</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Here is the climate for Santa Barbara, the nominal halfway point. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/santa-barbara/california/united-states/usca1017" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/santa-barbara/california/united-states/usca1017</i></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Route Overview</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We will be riding from San Francisco to San Diego beginning on or around 7 September. The </span><a href="https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/interactive-network-map/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">interactive map</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> shows the </span><a href="https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/pacific-coast/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pacific Coast route</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Overall mileage will be somewhere around 630 miles. </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/37.6170201,-122.3845062/San+Diego,+CA/@35.3587352,-120.8868475,8.41z/data=!4m29!4m28!1m20!3m4!1m2!1d-122.4872283!2d37.6138498!3s0x808f7a6135e0a853:0x14dd9954bd4ec42b!3m4!1m2!1d-122.4164989!2d37.2500636!3s0x808f06c47e71d029:0x66acb8c307d5f037!3m4!1m2!1d-121.9352702!2d36.6369511!3s0x808de1108e456323:0x631837b2cec653ce!3m4!1m2!1d-121.9673113!2d36.5701748!3s0x808de712c4b9e68d:0x23a8c19d749e3a56!1m5!1m1!1s0x80d9530fad921e4b:0xd3a21fdfd15df79!2m2!1d-117.1610838!2d32.715738!3e1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the approximate route</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on Google Maps just for ease of viewing. </span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>We will be doing sections 4 and 5 of the Pacific Coast route: </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; border: none; display: inline-block; height: 200px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><i><img height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/acIBVELjBQcgU6BbWPXmhqKUHVYGKPiZPPi8KOPvKkBQrkNNdoKkJC1rQ__8-VGhcCDxmRe7YDiop7XZKNUmDFBIcMbtK9ctxq2QgAS_-0WjAMKmHr__mn7hpkY5Yjd4G14fw4_F" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>The basic route statistics are below. The first half (section 4) is about as hilly as our last week riding into San Francisco. The last section looks pretty flat. Once we hit Santa Barbara, it all flattens out. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; border: none; display: inline-block; height: 341px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><i><img height="341" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Pl_o5LlgTFA4-1JjNKkzXsW18XDTafd4bPwVGHK0YNMx3K2uhSUjiJt3tE7n1r6BJKM8r67OCO3-odK-9Q65gUgMJBz9qPez2-a9ALU8DgFu0QyY-Yvyf8JBQXUrUfxFWR1BwT__" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>We also rode the Lost Coast Alternative on our previous ride and it was pretty stupidly hilly. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; border: none; display: inline-block; height: 65px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><i><img height="65" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/3AzPAgD3Kr0QJNeZJTcW0j8W4B6eUF6t2oSwbS9LppvOI_BLm1Pl7czEbsVGb5ySVtu0XaALz7QleyA-pnphRgNZW3GHGFYuvLiFj7b5jdmsYeXa70tULdN_cWAMnCl-kYsYs6y5" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></i></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>If we are ahead of schedule or are feeling energetic, we can split off of the coastal route in Los Angeles, and follow the Route 66 trail to pick up the Sierra Cascades route and go back into San Diego via the Southern Tier. This would probably add two days of riding and we don’t need to make this decision until we reach Los Angeles. The route would also take us past Tom Hardenburger’s house so maybe we could crash there. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/map-updates-and-corrections/?RouteAddendaaction=routeAddendaDisplay:main&id=15A7D9FF-62E1-BC68-648AE425419F817C&rt=Pacific%20Coast&s=4#results" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Changes to map 4</i></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/map-updates-and-corrections/?RouteAddendaaction=routeAddendaDisplay:main&id=8E1785B3-62E1-BC68-648F6EED24E2600D&rt=Pacific%20Coast&s=5#results" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Changes to map 5</i></span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Getting to San Francisco</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>I vote for leaving from SFO airport rather than San Jose. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aloft+San+Francisco+Airport+Hotel,+East+Millbrae+Avenue,+Millbrae,+CA/Pacifica,+CA/@37.6089247,-122.4645895,13.09z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f77c80de7febf:0xb44e3327d29e724d!2m2!1d-122.3778494!2d37.60294!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f772fd14a9679:0x44b02f7f17a1c438!2m2!1d-122.4869194!2d37.6138253!3e1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a short ride from SFO to Pacifica</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with one 700’ hill where we can intercept the route. </span></i></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; border: none; display: inline-block; height: 225px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><i><img height="225" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZKg_sznBx13rfQiML7t_ghQHcRXfH7cRwBcB3CE6kbHhqzyVeXcDpL-YxKJ9IXYiCOa0I-yONTCmj3XAZrhvOTMPtuCWjEF_oyxZmJjnAwbImg476AnG-BVS4s7G01EYtSykbkae" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></i></span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Norman+Y.+Mineta+San+Jose+International+Airport+(SJC),+Airport+Boulevard,+San+Jose,+CA/San+Gregorio+Beach,+California/@37.3253876,-122.3025824,11z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808fcbc3fab3c59b:0xbcfa443f6df67e3e!2m2!1d-121.9289375!2d37.3639472!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f0887333a773b:0x933fefff1eaa2565!2m2!1d-122.4033078!2d37.3229987!3e1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">much longer and hillier route</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from San Jose airport to the coast. 45 miles and 2000 feet of climbing vs 12 miles and 700 feet. Also, we would miss out on about 25 miles of coastline riding. </span></i></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; border: none; display: inline-block; height: 209px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><i><img height="209" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/tx6IXIaWuc9CTqdVtt1hGCJneXNiwYy8zAfuVLIrvu1onTOERx_xiDVlQWVdDoBahiAE4_Cfeb9LjxD7xY6-EG1_Tu_AIqIkgylyqyIU8ipr4c93wk8qio5SgQXhhsQXmJc2alwu" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></i></span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><br /></i></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are a number of hotels right next to the SFO airport. I am partial to Aloft hotels, but am open to suggestions. If we can’t ship the bikes directly to the hotel, there is a </span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Aloft+San+Francisco+Airport,+East+Millbrae+Avenue,+Millbrae,+CA/FedEx+Office+Print+%26+Ship+Center,+365+Broadway,+Millbrae,+CA+94030/@37.5987505,-122.3899622,15.8z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f77c80de7febf:0xb44e3327d29e724d!2m2!1d-122.3778494!2d37.60294!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f77a503c733b9:0x8cecea757832d114!2m2!1d-122.392542!2d37.601198!3e2" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fedex facility 1.1 miles away</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from the Aloft and there is a Fairfield Inn</span><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/FedEx+Office+Print+%26+Ship+Center,+Broadway,+Millbrae,+CA/Fairfield+Inn+%26+Suites+by+Marriott+San+Francisco+Airport%2FMillbrae,+250+El+Camino+Real,+Millbrae,+CA+94030/@37.6015583,-122.3923135,18z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x808f77a532a0e489:0xad481ddb878838ed!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f77a503c733b9:0x8cecea757832d114!2m2!1d-122.392542!2d37.601198!1m5!1m1!1s0x808f77a53239b959:0x1f779d59b99dee01!2m2!1d-122.3903621!2d37.601445!3e2" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> just around the corner</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> if we want to stay there instead of a mile away. </span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Campsites</i></span></p><p><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&ll=33.82283656242647%2C-118.49162941833029&spn=9.637396%2C18.918457&mid=1eV0kasT4vxtLZO486G7O469EoO4&z=9" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is a map</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that shows the state parks with dedicated hiker/biker camping. This is a real treasure. Linked from </span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/bicycletouring/comments/22jqkl/hikerbiker_campsites_in_california_state_and/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this page</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Getting our stuff home from San Diego</i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>I have a friend in San Diego that I can lean on a little bit. I’ll try to have him pick up three bike boxes from local bike shops and we can box and ship the bikes using BikeFlights. Otherwise, we can drop them off at a local bike shop and just have them boxed and shipped. </i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><i style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is an example of dropping the bike at a bike shop and paying them to box and ship: </span><a href="https://www.sdbikeshop.com/articles/service-repair-pg186.htm" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.sdbikeshop.com/articles/service-repair-pg186.htm</span></a></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Here is our actual daily ride schedule, which was pretty close to the planned route</b></p><p><br /></p><p>September 5th - fly to San Francisco and check into the Aloft hotel near the airport. Pull the bikes out of the boxes and start putting them together. </p><p>I realized that the bearings in my rear wheel had worked themselves loose, so I had to find a bike shop and go get it fixed. There are some tools that are just not in my travel toolkit, and cone wrenches are one of them. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLv2MFkd45w-Opr1WQfsv4jxJYAbns7prQe_uldyM_uXL296eNLdZeLL9RAkrnzNbK1i5MPC_3GDuaaN2clFUg4J1x0dGqa7lRU4b2wK8Dqk2MigCIx2HbaTMJtMMNHhOaDqOFh0zlZytRdRPRa3LKbESTOwGC4On2eJYUvdYKDaN0v3cp78JnbXT5sg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLv2MFkd45w-Opr1WQfsv4jxJYAbns7prQe_uldyM_uXL296eNLdZeLL9RAkrnzNbK1i5MPC_3GDuaaN2clFUg4J1x0dGqa7lRU4b2wK8Dqk2MigCIx2HbaTMJtMMNHhOaDqOFh0zlZytRdRPRa3LKbESTOwGC4On2eJYUvdYKDaN0v3cp78JnbXT5sg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>September 6 - San Francisco to Salina</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCSc5rzcDWhzA25NSVytJevEP4WSoPrWCBWZXla0Oov8Wk5hivJTMT7ZKf8dpMIniU9KEyng-fGfPIsbff6xO9JNnTKYcceYzbwmBKqyFEv9Y74LWhb9M8GTPXW6O546DX3YjbOUXfbIaLqjPblr3Zcxhp2dqOgTndMQHyDUK0-SzBGrOhXygrSaYDlA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCSc5rzcDWhzA25NSVytJevEP4WSoPrWCBWZXla0Oov8Wk5hivJTMT7ZKf8dpMIniU9KEyng-fGfPIsbff6xO9JNnTKYcceYzbwmBKqyFEv9Y74LWhb9M8GTPXW6O546DX3YjbOUXfbIaLqjPblr3Zcxhp2dqOgTndMQHyDUK0-SzBGrOhXygrSaYDlA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div>Assemble in the courtyard and get rolling. Steve, in yellow, has never been bike touring before. </div><div><br /></div><div>Highway 1 Brewing Company and Costanoa campground. </div><br /><div><br /></div><div>September 7 - Costanoa to Marina State Beach near Salina</div><div>September 8 - Onward to Big Sur</div><div>September 9 - Big Sur to San Simeon</div><div>September 10 - San Simeon to Pismo Beach</div><div>September 11 - Pismo Beach to Gaviota</div><div>September 12 - Gaviota to Ventura</div><div>September 13 - Ventura to Venice Beach</div><div>September 14 - Rest day in Venice Beach</div><div>September 15 - Venice Beach to Newport Beach</div><div>September 16 - Newport Beach to Encinitas</div><div>September 17 - Encinitas to San Diego</div><div>September 18 & 19th - Road trip to Boulder</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi60drqTiXF6Olj_-684fStTHV_m_WR41IANtz6_MhuCYarOWB-zAYUUFK9o35R66iKIFe-mcg-evmFE2YrbmxITCHQYpC1Fzx784yF38xeELghRPZl5teXhINdAcznAufuUTNDyWHE2rgjwGmnRTgkktITh_zHoIgRPYTHCmU9YC2z-UCygP_T0HU4Xg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We went down to New Orleans in February 2021, mostly just to get away. Since most things were closed, we rented a car. We normally just walk, bike, Uber or streetcar our way around town but Uber was pretty limited, the bikeshare program was gone. Because we had a car, we were able to travel to some of the outlying areas that we never really get to see. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqQTwnzCPrhYIAP9wIwPgWET2QE8LYX_F5O4yaSYLuKacVKjkURAIcoeKRYhElAcStElGBx2rBbzlsJuc8p59u20IlBHgZjkzSqxxaVoIbaivdidwaWpHfH_CmX4ARZ0Ho8mXZbps1RuO/s3313/original_070cef51-4e08-4a33-981c-50e09eb0933d_PXL_20210201_200053333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2746" data-original-width="3313" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqQTwnzCPrhYIAP9wIwPgWET2QE8LYX_F5O4yaSYLuKacVKjkURAIcoeKRYhElAcStElGBx2rBbzlsJuc8p59u20IlBHgZjkzSqxxaVoIbaivdidwaWpHfH_CmX4ARZ0Ho8mXZbps1RuO/w640-h530/original_070cef51-4e08-4a33-981c-50e09eb0933d_PXL_20210201_200053333.jpg" title="Jackson Square" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The iconic New Orleans photo in Jackson Square. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Because of Covid, the parades were cancelled. There were a lot of individuals and organizations that decided to make "porch floats" instead. Many houses were decorated with beads and banners. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmQGee7yOH5sremAUIQHHxfid8gaiFf3tcmNFvt2W8nvhRCmSIsBlKtL6vxHS4VloZiHEgjH1pa2sTXzE0DRjR-lE_MM5Qrseo9Z-X0jyuynORXEDtWi-t28P33lK6P54BzHzP6zg2Nud/s4032/original_6350d9ae-170f-4e14-b60f-31cccd6791f0_PXL_20210201_211749430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmQGee7yOH5sremAUIQHHxfid8gaiFf3tcmNFvt2W8nvhRCmSIsBlKtL6vxHS4VloZiHEgjH1pa2sTXzE0DRjR-lE_MM5Qrseo9Z-X0jyuynORXEDtWi-t28P33lK6P54BzHzP6zg2Nud/w640-h480/original_6350d9ae-170f-4e14-b60f-31cccd6791f0_PXL_20210201_211749430.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Bourbon St was dead. Here is a photo of Bourbon St on Saturday afternoon. Also, no music along Frenchmen Street. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil66UenmOsiBMYYDOukkAMhT6H5LXuzuNm8YBenVjj0Ettf6U0xE4tkyaYXgHXllC3sGWmUOpKjvpSAO8-SWmuNhciYDCvvEqT2skyzfDbCTYsjsi5Ocm947j1Fyr7EYAk1iqsG2bQBjU3/s3024/original_f1c11c72-21ce-4df7-bcc2-f07ce2d47414_PXL_20210201_213534885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3024" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil66UenmOsiBMYYDOukkAMhT6H5LXuzuNm8YBenVjj0Ettf6U0xE4tkyaYXgHXllC3sGWmUOpKjvpSAO8-SWmuNhciYDCvvEqT2skyzfDbCTYsjsi5Ocm947j1Fyr7EYAk1iqsG2bQBjU3/w640-h518/original_f1c11c72-21ce-4df7-bcc2-f07ce2d47414_PXL_20210201_213534885.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmoOV6Nowtuf52MK34QOGEEjJnHVqP0R03HThBMEIF_46wcnLiiJNxXb3duRpua7RYlwvKFg3Aht3N7zFjvFGlIfavBM7xXxIgAZbnRAcXQDr8nRmVanR3Uo5mpnuw9Z4W_yQJizMLQdE/s3024/original_1422aca0-e2ba-4ed5-b67a-ccb4ab7d3c82_PXL_20210201_213538784.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3024" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmoOV6Nowtuf52MK34QOGEEjJnHVqP0R03HThBMEIF_46wcnLiiJNxXb3duRpua7RYlwvKFg3Aht3N7zFjvFGlIfavBM7xXxIgAZbnRAcXQDr8nRmVanR3Uo5mpnuw9Z4W_yQJizMLQdE/w640-h466/original_1422aca0-e2ba-4ed5-b67a-ccb4ab7d3c82_PXL_20210201_213538784.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Because we had a car, we drove across Lake Pontchartrain and wend on a swamp tour. Can you spot the alligator on the lawn? </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlWyT24m3cmODxHGa3CHDfnJ_-Xlv0Nq3lQl-Mq8-LMUd8bYuz3vT0usxZbZ_VPJ8ZEQjCaTF4LDokWXMjK4CQpWmu2j40QJnMoApBNXxEwHroJu6EslqPUvK5wFV776Wvyvb1POMVw1p/s4032/PXL_20210202_185538670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlWyT24m3cmODxHGa3CHDfnJ_-Xlv0Nq3lQl-Mq8-LMUd8bYuz3vT0usxZbZ_VPJ8ZEQjCaTF4LDokWXMjK4CQpWmu2j40QJnMoApBNXxEwHroJu6EslqPUvK5wFV776Wvyvb1POMVw1p/w480-h640/PXL_20210202_185538670.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQubLQ9r76IuS9KYktNXyAgadGxQGI6ysqDcTghRmotbSQsrecqdSEBxCgU2zW9RUVJeM8cWgsSwLhcrfViDV3OyDpBcBjkUNKnCHB5fWGNpktxxqaI4rmG8U63-yVZqaymIXlyVgPXSk/s4032/PXL_20210203_173748406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a cemetery in Metairie which has a number of beautiful mausoleums and monuments. It also has a famous weeping angel sculpture in one of the mausoleums. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyJn-dfb2ibi8ZOOcPI4ToPRTK5GCLyWi9rAIUEzSl9mh9L1Pjro_tJqHwZWFRdaHZvKmUJcrDylinoXElPwBtUjTwT4B7sgg5k5RArqMdYSNNkUzewiZKJ2usLkiO2uHELKp1dUfUE7T/s964/Screen+Shot+2021-06-28+at+10.08.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="964" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyJn-dfb2ibi8ZOOcPI4ToPRTK5GCLyWi9rAIUEzSl9mh9L1Pjro_tJqHwZWFRdaHZvKmUJcrDylinoXElPwBtUjTwT4B7sgg5k5RArqMdYSNNkUzewiZKJ2usLkiO2uHELKp1dUfUE7T/w640-h552/Screen+Shot+2021-06-28+at+10.08.52+AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SbWFc1moI29OKcuolxwPCL48ZtseM-vGXIJfld_N-lIr5_OxmC4jHvxy4TeQC_m5oZG6I235iz2_-RZvHxIn3vtCHjyjPdBwGZHSQSONGjSu9J2uQgCnW_PTZOn1oS8omq0UTi-q4Wah/s3180/PXL_20210204_164626307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="2846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SbWFc1moI29OKcuolxwPCL48ZtseM-vGXIJfld_N-lIr5_OxmC4jHvxy4TeQC_m5oZG6I235iz2_-RZvHxIn3vtCHjyjPdBwGZHSQSONGjSu9J2uQgCnW_PTZOn1oS8omq0UTi-q4Wah/w572-h640/PXL_20210204_164626307.jpg" width="572" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdl8FOvFj7VbUjc43_kn-CwCW58tb1k6nsPE60i8uZAmP8XsWBEzvkPeWZJBsFBECMOspuDUna39S329jShE5g3AcnL6GuuB0TqsDzbMmT_YaAtE2nztYrwkXGqD-7bF2xh_SzaLV8C3J/s2797/original_e4a33961-9b41-453f-b4db-b614119915d9_PXL_20210204_164555103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="2601" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdl8FOvFj7VbUjc43_kn-CwCW58tb1k6nsPE60i8uZAmP8XsWBEzvkPeWZJBsFBECMOspuDUna39S329jShE5g3AcnL6GuuB0TqsDzbMmT_YaAtE2nztYrwkXGqD-7bF2xh_SzaLV8C3J/w596-h640/original_e4a33961-9b41-453f-b4db-b614119915d9_PXL_20210204_164555103.jpg" width="596" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since we had a car, we decided to drive all the way down to the end of the world. The last miles were clearly below sea level, with levees on one side to keep back the river, and levees on the other side to keep back the Gulf of Mexico. The land itself was just about 300 yards wide. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z8_sULU6yHdAlN7gRvmZCVMUBP_KlWakbr8wioe-fRbcP3l5RR26XuXdDWIj7rhYnTGCaCTIY44tmzJM4QOp96wibDlquArNvi9Lja2juEXEiGTsE8tZGyayNJPCLUu86BBxNTnEBE6i/s1011/Screen+Shot+2021-06-28+at+10.06.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1011" height="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z8_sULU6yHdAlN7gRvmZCVMUBP_KlWakbr8wioe-fRbcP3l5RR26XuXdDWIj7rhYnTGCaCTIY44tmzJM4QOp96wibDlquArNvi9Lja2juEXEiGTsE8tZGyayNJPCLUu86BBxNTnEBE6i/w640-h493/Screen+Shot+2021-06-28+at+10.06.04+AM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hbXWtw0yHBRB2GefiWOGlWC2L6tEXKELAi_iR09kxXNV67cmFS9BG5Bitkt-V_PAfly2RQw6psWWo_jveQg0zkrPSfCDCJbAWcL8YblRO03axOB3QTOBfb8cbwfHj00OOMcLvoOBmVCE/s3924/PXL_20210205_191531084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3924" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hbXWtw0yHBRB2GefiWOGlWC2L6tEXKELAi_iR09kxXNV67cmFS9BG5Bitkt-V_PAfly2RQw6psWWo_jveQg0zkrPSfCDCJbAWcL8YblRO03axOB3QTOBfb8cbwfHj00OOMcLvoOBmVCE/w640-h372/PXL_20210205_191531084.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYgt-9mJcLv8aceCSqJkM_Lg_YeCmzfBuksbouA1eskWaJiUmv4Rwlu0kOXU_LuFLHD3gjPhKC2C0Xv1HtT33Nf6IFz_oBCfdmsa0WO_ylu-N9pQjYhGD9GYWuQvVB9rLosWoRFuMP5yM/s3542/PXL_20210205_191629962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="3542" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYgt-9mJcLv8aceCSqJkM_Lg_YeCmzfBuksbouA1eskWaJiUmv4Rwlu0kOXU_LuFLHD3gjPhKC2C0Xv1HtT33Nf6IFz_oBCfdmsa0WO_ylu-N9pQjYhGD9GYWuQvVB9rLosWoRFuMP5yM/w640-h488/PXL_20210205_191629962.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFZo3vkvYpDWY9YmIhXitMB4kJ529E33MInl5_JpLFMy5UKrsXDQMkvxu2xe3eGC1jQUAvFHpS_Zh8o59Bp_1RvHrQoDttjWLvGyLbdj1cWdxR2atyZKj5dYTw-8eB0WtTxxPAaspq9GC/s4032/original_f156b72a-ea21-4e1c-be36-72f9aa926d12_PXL_20210205_191806019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFZo3vkvYpDWY9YmIhXitMB4kJ529E33MInl5_JpLFMy5UKrsXDQMkvxu2xe3eGC1jQUAvFHpS_Zh8o59Bp_1RvHrQoDttjWLvGyLbdj1cWdxR2atyZKj5dYTw-8eB0WtTxxPAaspq9GC/w640-h480/original_f156b72a-ea21-4e1c-be36-72f9aa926d12_PXL_20210205_191806019.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots of wildlife down in the southern part of the state. Roseate Spoonbills below. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5LvgJBEFlXmraLIo4zsq2HjEdgO0I3za8QjL2f4ZXpCZ1h6K8Ll4H1KTD8_JORg_W3SDNBfDptaxXVzELdUMwNZtOiua0HH7f_TPSqwySgARoKFmBjzC88UYnCom-kWIsXTWBJ0urQR5/s2113/original_3001c431-2c2f-4993-9c7a-c84b718ee7d4_PXL_20210205_193759595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="2113" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5LvgJBEFlXmraLIo4zsq2HjEdgO0I3za8QjL2f4ZXpCZ1h6K8Ll4H1KTD8_JORg_W3SDNBfDptaxXVzELdUMwNZtOiua0HH7f_TPSqwySgARoKFmBjzC88UYnCom-kWIsXTWBJ0urQR5/w640-h256/original_3001c431-2c2f-4993-9c7a-c84b718ee7d4_PXL_20210205_193759595.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Alligator Gar roadkill</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzjWtFCLqRHEgZBQcpyQLletxlxDYqPkBabnEv6s_Hum7Vx_9lOLu5-hH3WZ4YXXgwGGS_lXEOhp1oFhc6C6AklouHjC0BkrUMU_rXQthlXiBoyBcesajWpZYZtGQWI0WVip05tZMXLLX/s4032/original_5b12d111-c48b-454f-90cb-874e73804656_PXL_20210205_200215388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzjWtFCLqRHEgZBQcpyQLletxlxDYqPkBabnEv6s_Hum7Vx_9lOLu5-hH3WZ4YXXgwGGS_lXEOhp1oFhc6C6AklouHjC0BkrUMU_rXQthlXiBoyBcesajWpZYZtGQWI0WVip05tZMXLLX/w480-h640/original_5b12d111-c48b-454f-90cb-874e73804656_PXL_20210205_200215388.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Mike took a bike ride over to the 9th ward. There is an abandoned complex that has been redecorated by graffiti artists. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaA9ym8O1Yt9JWkSDtlDnMwOFrsoBOQ9zqaMQUYb3Z2Z4OTq0ylbGohiB4-Y-X3hUW4Mm9VzysfAArWgjxE1bjAeeePoVdwzFbB4fEZJ6bt6U_99p4fk5Wnyi-_NQ4duw2fsTGzS2Y_2X/s4032/PXL_20210206_171947978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaA9ym8O1Yt9JWkSDtlDnMwOFrsoBOQ9zqaMQUYb3Z2Z4OTq0ylbGohiB4-Y-X3hUW4Mm9VzysfAArWgjxE1bjAeeePoVdwzFbB4fEZJ6bt6U_99p4fk5Wnyi-_NQ4duw2fsTGzS2Y_2X/w640-h480/PXL_20210206_171947978.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0JBV2xHVD3HT9qagZVW6AHH8s_M7y9dRKnmEOBMMmMczn6Ydy_hblZ8MHC1ILjnkJzNXO2JdtI0wWEUCXeJ9weWkq2z-LSwUHFgY9M9VkXhp2p4nd0AIYqNQDJ0dcHDypyBUMixTFF2B/s4032/PXL_20210206_172024513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0JBV2xHVD3HT9qagZVW6AHH8s_M7y9dRKnmEOBMMmMczn6Ydy_hblZ8MHC1ILjnkJzNXO2JdtI0wWEUCXeJ9weWkq2z-LSwUHFgY9M9VkXhp2p4nd0AIYqNQDJ0dcHDypyBUMixTFF2B/w640-h480/PXL_20210206_172024513.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">There is plenty of other street art in the New Orleans area. Here are some of the murals:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2pYO5JzSRzEd2GglJveTZk4ao21SW9Iq2xWuDErj1xs7KO0Npn8KQG6yql3DyjAUb0Uk3Oae7ElWWo4C82Y_UHQrH0dR1hlHSQ6leCIv_r4M5xCtfDbWf277IS3ZMnLIX6Ou3SXb-nOm/s1945/PXL_20210206_175042879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1945" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2pYO5JzSRzEd2GglJveTZk4ao21SW9Iq2xWuDErj1xs7KO0Npn8KQG6yql3DyjAUb0Uk3Oae7ElWWo4C82Y_UHQrH0dR1hlHSQ6leCIv_r4M5xCtfDbWf277IS3ZMnLIX6Ou3SXb-nOm/w640-h344/PXL_20210206_175042879.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgP4PMSsMikAUr6rKeZfCvfaM_MNHPjcEMw7VS6lOIac554WtW8Z7G-boHz6TY0WxtFXfnsEasa8kxrYRs1Rpjdy7YWlCf_vhLXhZTg8iRPmp5D0l8HeEGyM0Y7C855Ldnu3Ef4OuYVC2/s2164/PXL_20210206_175417688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyellVQWD9mzH_asad7gw-LuD-MbL045zRsse7ztPfqGiYoimbqnMXbNorPu9gyw0MGjUukFdQDxNlpS86GAYiwX5bsN0Y_ngZSBbt-zcKKVBbFFyXjcJrJGdmwn0T9JFeswbUJNKz197/w640-h480/PXL_20210206_180735924.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Sadly, there was very little street music because of Covid. This one excellent blues band was playing, though. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFzmYhL9N3TFOEVIAGaG0ZRzZgQOl5fIYvjyc9bTWwUJutlfzq-shrKYmlWKUUBgHoZZZgru_4vMbs7CNTOZhbb3XJ5K9PrClW7zx_bkNY5ONP7sGh_wc9HvScebSFORqn9e7TcZiILHs/s2409/original_9c86f7ea-ed6c-49a8-ba58-db45706a4d79_PXL_20210206_190727831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="2409" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFzmYhL9N3TFOEVIAGaG0ZRzZgQOl5fIYvjyc9bTWwUJutlfzq-shrKYmlWKUUBgHoZZZgru_4vMbs7CNTOZhbb3XJ5K9PrClW7zx_bkNY5ONP7sGh_wc9HvScebSFORqn9e7TcZiILHs/w640-h404/original_9c86f7ea-ed6c-49a8-ba58-db45706a4d79_PXL_20210206_190727831.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We decided to just pull a bench out across the streetcar tracks and have breakfast. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTyJ4bomPlpsPonq-p8kj6gUOs-y7o1RONgMFIaOR_dvC5NhbemvCXZiXflahpV8pQECBYbpuVaEAukuPmjczIfxPhtiUrXPBlHUn0T2DKEWXO4leHwO4V-5-iEyIzWxhoaACcx7PlPHc/s4032/PXL_20210207_153944031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTyJ4bomPlpsPonq-p8kj6gUOs-y7o1RONgMFIaOR_dvC5NhbemvCXZiXflahpV8pQECBYbpuVaEAukuPmjczIfxPhtiUrXPBlHUn0T2DKEWXO4leHwO4V-5-iEyIzWxhoaACcx7PlPHc/w640-h480/PXL_20210207_153944031.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The art museum in the city park is worth visiting. New Orleans always gives you an opportunity to be below sea level and protected by a levee. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOsCDeQ2Qnxa3GZEHcG7N4XvgoXQSHD9LAO5F6zSvPTiJJOXOk8uKM9Wl-Cfx94vI-EFrq81GZYx7BWNtQYBCnHrQ8qQcZ5UimKpq9LTGSD9S9kz7M_YPTnwnASOeAQyA_FQuKTCYu9Wq/s4032/PXL_20210207_182554993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOsCDeQ2Qnxa3GZEHcG7N4XvgoXQSHD9LAO5F6zSvPTiJJOXOk8uKM9Wl-Cfx94vI-EFrq81GZYx7BWNtQYBCnHrQ8qQcZ5UimKpq9LTGSD9S9kz7M_YPTnwnASOeAQyA_FQuKTCYu9Wq/w480-h640/PXL_20210207_182554993.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rsgPxCdjxBm7GRit2xx_aYEw01UVx69EGUU_WdXkshwCZvEA2KJma_AfIUytZYWkRN32cImBp386nJFUBEGaqXuC18FmpCqyy2tqOzoKq_B5FyazvpRNMrvLM5hbEDsB_6L-1TZn9pjg/s4032/PXL_20210207_182613223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rsgPxCdjxBm7GRit2xx_aYEw01UVx69EGUU_WdXkshwCZvEA2KJma_AfIUytZYWkRN32cImBp386nJFUBEGaqXuC18FmpCqyy2tqOzoKq_B5FyazvpRNMrvLM5hbEDsB_6L-1TZn9pjg/w640-h480/PXL_20210207_182613223.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p></div>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-29555191099435914012021-06-28T09:01:00.000-07:002021-06-28T09:01:05.476-07:00A rambling summary of our first few months in Colorado. <p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-103529a7-7fff-b640-9491-dc3ae9b0e15e"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 379px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="379" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/mENdFBI5TUsVtMfRUC3ylmalG3AAK3tf-pUSwWkOuszBh0e5q8zDYDBNiPG41gj7KpKZNGk4czxieYNgB6YcFCpERKVpQ7IlTWp5ACrSVKEtgF76KZFbNsUHTcCLgN59r-bq4yWV" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have been in Colorado for coming up on six months now. Hard to believe. Time is just slipping by as I imagine it is for most of us. I think that I’m going to get up every morning and watch Groundhog Day just to go full meta. I’m still working part time doing computer stuff which has been a good thing during the lockdown - to have something to do other than watch Netflix. Shery has her glass studio set up in one of the upstairs bedrooms and is focusing on improving her glass fuming skills. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Casey and finacée Dorothy already lived in Colorado when we moved, and Hunter and wife Toma moved here a few months ago. So, for the first time in a decade, we are all in the same time zone. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blog posts and Photo Galleries</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have embedded a few photos into this letter, but most of the photos are in online photo galleries and blog posts. A few too many photos, and not curated in any way, but if you browse quickly, you should get a good sense of what we have been up to. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blog post about a bike trip I took with Hunter and his friend Samyak. Lots of good photos of all of us: </span><a href="https://www.samyaksingh.com/grand-junction-to-moab" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grand Junction to Moab by Samyak</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some photo albums since we moved:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q7pp2ELEZxKuGeGD8" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our new cats</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM2Tk4r6pEo3ETfTiY7UrrwL2tRQsidsCLacESI418otwcdd21FvK3DmeYKR8KufQ?key=YjhtbGRGbXhkV1UtMHNHNTFBb0x4cGZ5YmdHQzh3" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2-Week Continental Divide bike trip</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNeTar9Ot0KYT1XJep6XKlIpOp9NU01FKl33rB0JipndFb4xPLSa3pca8P9xqMB1Q?key=QXM5dzM1dkdnSEVYQ2RXVU45ZWh5ajBrSFV6QzRn" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pouring concrete at Casey’s place</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPan3I1tOrOOJov7kUtcvMOcNOP-oW2sHC0XnPuPTZjmGhME2LI4wXwaakLcAlkrg?key=QmhXemYtWEpFejRKanFYbUxSSDdPanpxZ1FpajFB" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pictures of our house</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/oB7MdFDfzCdRpwv26" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Road trip to Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef national parks</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May - the move and the death of the 2004 RAV4</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We drove from Falls Church to Boulder at the end of May. We put the Porsche on a car carrier and drove our old RAV4. We had to rent a small U-Haul trailer at the last minute to squeeze that last of our stuff into something. We used the “Pods” moving system for the bulk of our stuff but realized that we </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">wouldn’t be able to fit it all. </span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 212px; overflow: hidden; width: 335px;"><img height="222" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/5dxytYQzV6eYEEDgVEqTKuQsp5PGbWwfHNPKyyHG_W5m0MLBwXnjpcXRZx-xofmW3JU-TJX2L5y2YOwXGVI7zEZpoM-ZgoO8RrY2CQBwWzREtXpeKU-E5Mu6EzPFR2Y_3kADBeqq=w350-h222" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="350" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Somewhere between St Louis and Kansas City, the RAV4 gave up. Here are Sherry’s contemporaneous notes: </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oil blown all over the engine compartment. We're sitting in the mechanic's waiting area to get the verdict. UPDATE: The engine is DOA - no compression on any cylinder. Plan B - rent a U-Haul truck that will carry the U-Haul trailer contents, one way to Boulder. But we're striking out there, too. It is a Friday at the end of the month and everything is sold out. UPDATE #2 - We're back on the road! Our ONLY option was to rent a 16' behemoth, transfer everything from the RAV and the U-Haul, sell our sweet little RAV for junk ($250), and chalk this up to another great story. We drove for two more days in the truck into Boulder and fetched the Porsche from an anonymous parking lot. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 206px; overflow: hidden; width: 275px;"><img height="206" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zCOkAIa2KNjsR-dQjA7hC0wQ-p9Fk_Jk4A4ZVq8v6sRoSMg_kfiGWSoC9-VVXNpC84pxSMQEEw949bVUY4EwhI_nxUpZvU8Sq53TyQndwCrxu6BI4YtMWVqR0hDh_VPrSAAIFV0F" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="275" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the untimely and dramatic death of our trusty '04 RAV4, we were forced to buy something else that would carry more than a six-pack. Nothing says Colordo like a Subaru Outback. Oh yeah. All Wheel drive, good ground clearance and all the sex appeal of a dishwasher and the driving characteristics of an overloaded barge. It's a special kind of love, this Subaru love. We actually bought it new - very unlike us. The used prices were really high, and the dealers were offering 60 months of zero percent financing. Sherry talked them down to $27,500 which was about the same price that the used ones were selling for. Go Sherry!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">June - Moving in and getting settled</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day 1, while moving in, the carpet cleaning company flooded the basement. A pipe had burst at some point and nobody knew it. We also found out that a family of raccoons had been living under the solar panels for quite some time. The solar system wasn’t working and we don’t know if it is raccoon damage (they like to eat the cables) or a bad inverter. We drove out the raccoons, repaired the holes that they used for access and will worry about the solar system later. Too many other expenses and problems for now. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our son, Casey and his fiancee, Dorothy, are building a small geodesic dome structure on their land. They are about 4 hours drive from us. I went out to help them build some concrete forms and generally assist in the preparation for the big concrete pour. They pumped concrete into the walls but concrete comes out in clumps and blobs. I was manning the concrete vibrator. The vibrator turns the concrete temporarily into a more liquid flowing state. It's kinda like magic to see it happen. The walls are made of parallel insulating foam boards with rebar and spacers between them. Concrete gets pumped into the middle. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">July - getting settled, getting cats and exploring Boulder</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are pretty well moved in, with at least three rooms that almost feel like home. We seem to spend at least 20% of our day trying to remember where we put the spatula. It will be a long, slow process.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Went out for another walk in our new backyard. The trailhead is about 1.6 miles from the house. There are a few trails from this starting point and, as they say in the movies, you can do this the easy way, or you can do it the hard way. Today was the easy way. Sherry has been joining me lately. We go in the morning and we swing by a bakery along the way so we can sit and have a croissant when we get to a nice viewpoint. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I actually went swimming today in an outdoor pool. It was like a post-apocalyptic swim team: each person got one lane to themselves for an hour. At the end of the allotted time, or when too tired to go on, swimmers exited one gate while the next group filed into their assigned lane. I only lasted about 25 minutes, but it felt great.Reservations are made 2 days ahead of time online (they sold out within one minute). It seems that the indoor pools don't sell out as quickly. Setting my alarm for 7:55am to try for the outdoor pool, but expecting to settle for the indoor if I can't score a lane.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We got our kittens on Thursday! They are the sweetest, cuddliest, attention-hoggingest boy and girl. They both want to be held, and purr loudly. After much casting about, and one set of failed names (Buttercup and Westley), we've landed on Bean (the white boy) and Sabine (the brown girl). I'm smitten already!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I joined the climbing gym so I go there every so often and I ride my bike every single day but mostly for errands - nothing more than 5 miles. The weather here in Boulder is excellent. At night it dips down into the 70’s and the daytime temperatures are in the 80’s and 90’s but with no humidity. I spend at least twice as much time outdoors here in Boulder than I did in DC. </span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 278px; overflow: hidden; width: 210px;"><img height="278" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/wm_EKsOuqKkrmrO7pJxwVL3cugEifHHiGPt5CP6r8vsy7yN_ZAXsu44xeIGxYW3UEF7f4IsQysl-Cj2hn_05eWP3d5uzt0wzi918D4NxEyMbKmvW-V8t-hV07j7PwaMyelFVQobx" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="210" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In what is possibly the most Colorado thing I have done so-far, I climbed the Second Flairon in Boulder with our son, Casey. He was in the lead, setting the route and placing the protective gear, and I was following and removing all of the protection that he placed in the rock. We were "simul-climbing", basically both of us climbing at the same time with a 100' of somewhat snug rope connecting us and pieces of protection in between. The flatiron is a 600+ vertical climb but it isn't very steep or technical. In the photo, I'm wearing all of the gear that I removed along the route. And, yes, it was hard to get out of bed this morning.</span></p><br /><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 414px; overflow: hidden; width: 312px;"><img height="414" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/G3-deasKXErsXrW4_Fz5N42_xk9rDGPfe5CE3hWygrv9nJgVZ_dp7glop92d0F5atR0AyT03H0ya4jSnSE34HENtPBCzPsIawEkvExMChzYYPmfIK3rkLTYMMzDqYLKAwPz7qvru" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="312" /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unbeknownst to us, the entire exhaust system of the Porsche had been rotting out for a decade and it finally failed. Two catalytic converters, every bolt was rusted in place and needed to be drilled out, you get the picture. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">August - Bikepacking along the Continental Divide Trail</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right now, I am getting packed up and ready for two weeks of "bikepacking" in Montana following the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Three of us start on August 3rd in Butte and head south. It is only 2 weeks, and it is in some pretty remote unpaved areas, but still, I'm going bike riding! Normally, I tour on roads with more traditional touring gear like panniers and skinnier tires, but the GDMBR is mostly offroad, and one needs to be prepared to carry the bike over trees or push it up muddy hills, so weight and pushability are more important. So are fat tires. Is pushability a word?</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The other two are a bit slower than I am, and we are only going about 40 miles per day so I expect to be spending some time in camp. I think that 40 miles under these circumstances is kind of like 65 miles on the road, or at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it. I'll bring a big fat book and a hammock. </span></p><br /><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 252px; overflow: hidden; width: 385px;"><img height="252" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/VpVNWxWLESFS3l6WcK5DtpxotbqihUfzMxmSpKPnUaoM7K2T9CrFxv9Nq7g6Y9iTKBXEMWRjrl4FxA8TxI_KaqHBfLji9hrnVtK-xzVIgO12MGA2Ivx_GUjuMHjpDRhesq048aQ8" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="385" /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our younger son, Hunter, may be getting a job in Colorado Springs and moving out here! He is here now and we went down to look for housing. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have been helping Casey, the older son, build out a new house on his property. But mostly just getting the house set up. We got two cats. It is hard to make new social contacts with the virus, but we are trying. We live in a cul-de-sac so we know most of the neighbors by now. Our older son and his fiancee, Dorothy, come by about once a month to hang out for a week and enjoy suburban life (and to do laundry). </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This whole Covid thing is dragging on and on. It is hard to make social connections. We have met the neighbors, and their kids come over to play with the kittens, but that isn't quite enough. I'm also casual friends with the bums in the park - I bring them the Sunday paper, leftover U-Haul blankets and the occasional 6-pack. Bums in Boulder are pretty chill (Update: bums have moved on for the winter. Recycling the newspaper)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September and a Trip to Pasco</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I flew to Pasco to see my parents in Mid-September. I was there for a few days, then Brad came, and he stayed a few days past me. Mostly just family time but we did help them with some of the heavy lifting and Brad took a small trailer’s worth of stuff back to St Louis. They seem to be weathering the Covid era as well as can be expected. </span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 272px; overflow: hidden; width: 331px;"><img height="272" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hcJopXCVZGKAR1RfO7Ws1i6yZatwuhBwUTDtxAOXFglMofJ-9KSvHi97CUnlDxEtSdzftzzrzOV0WmUh9kdIw0N6JJVeHoXvEgCMkfjx2DMTA4UCkqrhm70o0G0BLr_G_XCsI77h" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="331" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They are well, sheltering in place, and they have a neighbor who brings them the food that they ask for and then a few “bonus” surprise groceries. They are being forced to try new foods with varying results. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 278px; overflow: hidden; width: 330px;"><img height="278" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/JVkIR3EJvFRg3qrmhr1i0ge_Ievacn30TscZo50sPyfGpogfFWHAGqKzsNahb9ODjJHvPiIH6ok_guq1L-1WVf4VpA1cIgTFdcSKgGpVFzSuOnLVHgRFiRygXVkJaosr7wvZUoS9" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="330" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">October - Hunter moves in and we go gravel bike riding</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hunter got the job! They moved into Colorado Springs which is about a 90-minute drive from our house. We see them pretty often, now. I would talk about the gravel ride, but </span><a href="https://www.samyaksingh.com/grand-junction-to-moab" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Samyak’s blog post</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is much better than anything I could do. Sam is one of Hunter’s friends going back to middle school. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">November - Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon parks and Thanksgiving</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/oB7MdFDfzCdRpwv26" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is the photo album</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sherry and I took a quick road trip to some of the Utah national parks. We were really stunned by Capitol Reef. We had never really heard of it. The park is overshadowed by Bryce Canyon and Zion, but it is nearly as amazing as they are. If you find yourself in Utah, don’t miss it. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since we are all in Colorado now, Hunter, Casey, Dorothy and Toma (and the two Great Danes) all came to our house for Thanksgiving. The new house has a kitchen that more than two people can fit into, so we were each able to make our dishes without bumping into one another. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">December - Bicycling in Florida and Christmas</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The kids and dogs are here for Christmas. Toma had some Russian caviar, so she made some pretty and tasty treats for us. Dinner was Beef Wellington (first attempt). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 427px; overflow: hidden; width: 320px;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mfY_EfmsoNSen_3uQbg7jCkmNibp5f1ucPtqTfyfQFW33o-lMnth35EDiMbsdxtY5TBiKVtW7uRYFPQmN2j1yHLkso_1xyWfMsWWmcg12DLyw0mJwQc191ZH6frN-VX4i0aVfcFO" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="320" /></span></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 290px; overflow: hidden; width: 377px;"><img height="290" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/KIQRBLGlqveEJ9em04DMBaexY-s-ZnH0la3inI15nwLmPWHTaCGiOrpKIaTTvwdXYVpou0uNmxCUB9TqMbc4femXAkVq0o_Cd7b_lImUuPAZzrw1HBY6iG35N2WHL8HKCTdgMfF5" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="377" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I took a week to go bike touring from Sarasota to Key West with my long-time bike touring partner, Pat White. It was good to get out and ride for days on end in warm weather. I can’t say that I fully endorse touring in Florida (too many cars, not enough campgrounds) but that wasn’t the point of the trip. Getting out, seeing Pat and riding was the goal. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 341px; overflow: hidden; width: 455px;"><img height="341" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/cPs_-vhACL81AmRfLtjd6xmuSaHlhoMEbCLLzltu0GzCFxhkLVH8tKz7QJIlN0LARGs5ZzeBGUnoGEwmlKxDvYeY5uDcDuoL_mld8QLZsq-gBdDgWYLMCKvjwAtjgcWH-Ie-C647" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="455" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We hope this letter finds you well and that you are staying safe and healthy.</span></p><br /></span>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-76935115971972098782020-12-31T11:33:00.000-08:002022-09-29T19:40:10.531-07:00December 2020 Bicycle Tour in Florida: Sarasota to Key West<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In an effort to get out and have an adventure, I flew to Pat's house in Sarasota and we rode east to Ft Lauderdale and then headed south to Key West. The red dots below show the basic route. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClTvYzGE-i7nJA4VVuwwkHXDCt6iSGjCkox8Jn9THQaZMUqRENtnLR4xkBp73T4QZ_frskYxuSLUoX42xM5el0GButuHFRsoAknnSrtNJ-iIkupzcAwJ43rYswmiBF93ttGpGzKsCgotU/s826/Screen+Shot+2021-06-28+at+12.09.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="826" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClTvYzGE-i7nJA4VVuwwkHXDCt6iSGjCkox8Jn9THQaZMUqRENtnLR4xkBp73T4QZ_frskYxuSLUoX42xM5el0GButuHFRsoAknnSrtNJ-iIkupzcAwJ43rYswmiBF93ttGpGzKsCgotU/w640-h548/Screen+Shot+2021-06-28+at+12.09.55+PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following pictures are in reverse order - that's how they imported into Blogger and I was too lazy to fix it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The "southernmost point in the USA" marker in Key West. The line to get a selfie was around the block, so we just rolled by and took a snapshot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vz7_2mFHtJdcL2sLqMRFlbGzJy1p26OkgOcsZ9QGH8JzMWllVe7QxpqUGa5f9LWILtBuHLu6jhcviBpn9g2TLN4DY7wPjIlg8eUxuHy6_jTa_har6vKX7ZQNTxjp7iXRhaI92HDLgEsC/s2488/PXL_20201219_163045930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="2256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vz7_2mFHtJdcL2sLqMRFlbGzJy1p26OkgOcsZ9QGH8JzMWllVe7QxpqUGa5f9LWILtBuHLu6jhcviBpn9g2TLN4DY7wPjIlg8eUxuHy6_jTa_har6vKX7ZQNTxjp7iXRhaI92HDLgEsC/w580-h640/PXL_20201219_163045930.jpg" width="580" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We had all of our camping gear but never camped. The campsites were either full, closed, or just a bunch of concrete slabs like the one below. We stayed in cheap hotels instead. We had a great tailwind this day, as you can see from the trees. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjGf8iA-gN5ksLnqXvGOYhAQrDnMFEjxSLemLNtGw4e_IomEQFGcQL1AKpnTYvw4TGYRayF2ObXNDwpb_Ur09a_J6UGqSdh0DfHQU5-V7t84m0VkwZTDa3O4zOCq3I1_-DA03wGRb8svF/s4032/PXL_20201218_183948908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjGf8iA-gN5ksLnqXvGOYhAQrDnMFEjxSLemLNtGw4e_IomEQFGcQL1AKpnTYvw4TGYRayF2ObXNDwpb_Ur09a_J6UGqSdh0DfHQU5-V7t84m0VkwZTDa3O4zOCq3I1_-DA03wGRb8svF/w640-h480/PXL_20201218_183948908.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Seven mile bridge. The shoulder of the road is nice and wide, so biking wasn't pleasant but it wasn't unsafe either. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNXR9E3FBAoBFFAnCAHFuCTj3y7XSDhnKeOV46asAnIL4IzyJI-9QKU6SxyQKNvA1mTlyaVvL5af821KmpSMixB4h1tp5LeZMpYUH9-yM6w7GtcaevwhMEKZbkqoQwrUtrNEpK09wIMnm/s4032/PXL_20201218_182443558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNXR9E3FBAoBFFAnCAHFuCTj3y7XSDhnKeOV46asAnIL4IzyJI-9QKU6SxyQKNvA1mTlyaVvL5af821KmpSMixB4h1tp5LeZMpYUH9-yM6w7GtcaevwhMEKZbkqoQwrUtrNEpK09wIMnm/w640-h480/PXL_20201218_182443558.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Scene from the Florida keys. This is the old abandoned bridge that parallels the newer 7-Mile bridge. Tomorrow, we get to Key West and rent a car to drive back to Sarasota.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUn5gzoobFjKzl-x-5LPPJXQgnmZssiZOu9vRB1jgB4XY8nKBwjOOZps1OW75cflg51jOMwkLZ08beXiVFGJ8ZsGQrf5lio53cBGk7z1w0C6jYuzpWYN6ron6n9xJvbzuy2jEybff4DM6/s2177/PXL_20201218_182429128%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="2177" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUn5gzoobFjKzl-x-5LPPJXQgnmZssiZOu9vRB1jgB4XY8nKBwjOOZps1OW75cflg51jOMwkLZ08beXiVFGJ8ZsGQrf5lio53cBGk7z1w0C6jYuzpWYN6ron6n9xJvbzuy2jEybff4DM6/w640-h466/PXL_20201218_182429128%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Florida be all classy like this:</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2U8_lj7zCzec11utU2p0bHd20oMHeA2-QUmelH4tIJWnlxEVAkpBTmx6phEjRs3ckKxsvHfCgRexuKDyphGi3c9vGVHOMA54Z_W0ps5C2im0T1BnDfdq0JYtLhyphenhyphenYc8reuGAlKYPkD0W5i/s3145/original_3e35fbf4-e09b-4955-b2a9-efa616cbeef9_PXL_20201217_173519330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="3145" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2U8_lj7zCzec11utU2p0bHd20oMHeA2-QUmelH4tIJWnlxEVAkpBTmx6phEjRs3ckKxsvHfCgRexuKDyphGi3c9vGVHOMA54Z_W0ps5C2im0T1BnDfdq0JYtLhyphenhyphenYc8reuGAlKYPkD0W5i/w640-h278/original_3e35fbf4-e09b-4955-b2a9-efa616cbeef9_PXL_20201217_173519330.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Conch Ceviche from the local gas station makes for a nice lunch. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI37Gi5fC4-srForanqFwEFYJwdFQXipTibyPEwhGmoQ5EpUujbivSUZqG185NP-lc3y1C8LVw0WgmNy8ciq05_glUaMsCE9V5tLHPwPuC_uRvMht78t-TzYE3s8pu7YAMl7ubIPaBdrms/s4032/PXL_20201217_155143867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI37Gi5fC4-srForanqFwEFYJwdFQXipTibyPEwhGmoQ5EpUujbivSUZqG185NP-lc3y1C8LVw0WgmNy8ciq05_glUaMsCE9V5tLHPwPuC_uRvMht78t-TzYE3s8pu7YAMl7ubIPaBdrms/w480-h640/PXL_20201217_155143867.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Castaway meets Waterworld. I especially like the camper top with the deck chair. Only in Florida.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEcBA2nIK7yCYgg_dYgv5GfmvJYD0ixBT3d6nDeN39QeyOy4vHuzG0qe9OkiBQJYde1VpBIZgtLzg308VsYw_b80h9m0nG_EH3ZD07QAVFAf0KlEfAikHqq7H-qGaJkpyWYPJ9tbIhoy6/s3393/original_bee5dc85-d5bd-48f4-ae17-f0c1d26f5929_PXL_20201217_151133752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="3393" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEcBA2nIK7yCYgg_dYgv5GfmvJYD0ixBT3d6nDeN39QeyOy4vHuzG0qe9OkiBQJYde1VpBIZgtLzg308VsYw_b80h9m0nG_EH3ZD07QAVFAf0KlEfAikHqq7H-qGaJkpyWYPJ9tbIhoy6/w640-h340/original_bee5dc85-d5bd-48f4-ae17-f0c1d26f5929_PXL_20201217_151133752.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A bunch of cruise ships lined up at the dock, mothballed due to Covid. </span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwOg0kY0JOe0IY92_Cj4HdU7V_BfxHEZPe2INWq9APMihVrrVtAx31UyOzEWNuoSZr-rDV8NqnYNsXroCNWDpFd6j8L_3J1RoI-lKQru88r08ZbK57KToqTBLm6Z1-zZYsnf56qra4lWZ/s3030/PXL_20201216_160908147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="3030" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwOg0kY0JOe0IY92_Cj4HdU7V_BfxHEZPe2INWq9APMihVrrVtAx31UyOzEWNuoSZr-rDV8NqnYNsXroCNWDpFd6j8L_3J1RoI-lKQru88r08ZbK57KToqTBLm6Z1-zZYsnf56qra4lWZ/w640-h278/PXL_20201216_160908147.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Lunch in downtown Miami. </span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKDR3KInRv_D61R658CUI7YqmYkcrV-MxNZ3pdCQ3DTnrlTagO6xVYaOQozh41CAAY1CWgL8KZeJS18-wbag2MsWG2WKGXzj-RWVxROfa7IPv93vfvX2Hf499s1MFutN0JKA_Mdmu_zZU/s4032/PXL_20201216_173320699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKDR3KInRv_D61R658CUI7YqmYkcrV-MxNZ3pdCQ3DTnrlTagO6xVYaOQozh41CAAY1CWgL8KZeJS18-wbag2MsWG2WKGXzj-RWVxROfa7IPv93vfvX2Hf499s1MFutN0JKA_Mdmu_zZU/w480-h640/PXL_20201216_173320699.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Miles and miles and miles of this in Florida. Not the best state for bike touring. </span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3VLDIuQQVbS0O1h2wGJGaxEPCq6uVSVZErH3apCOH7evz8kn7R7K6e3VrOg22GJ3rlD8cesOHYjgZomVCiE_RQnGHbJEcW1TjLApaFua6axNw3BOqgGo22Ualz0GZnNsxG4_YMiaL4JZ/s4032/PXL_20201217_142843342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3VLDIuQQVbS0O1h2wGJGaxEPCq6uVSVZErH3apCOH7evz8kn7R7K6e3VrOg22GJ3rlD8cesOHYjgZomVCiE_RQnGHbJEcW1TjLApaFua6axNw3BOqgGo22Ualz0GZnNsxG4_YMiaL4JZ/w480-h640/PXL_20201217_142843342.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Two more riding days to Key West.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyURB9S3WxXP_YZbUUQWWTbz32yXs_ouh6L6YOdX1Y7Lf5kpioxJQzNPuiwweTsG3b4MbzAnJ5Vpv1zOtLONH6MOAyaxANLM11o9MEiBA7U6wFjl5NsBdqGvxBUBBFfSNrKxodKoZBE7e/s4032/PXL_20201217_133053443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyURB9S3WxXP_YZbUUQWWTbz32yXs_ouh6L6YOdX1Y7Lf5kpioxJQzNPuiwweTsG3b4MbzAnJ5Vpv1zOtLONH6MOAyaxANLM11o9MEiBA7U6wFjl5NsBdqGvxBUBBFfSNrKxodKoZBE7e/w640-h480/PXL_20201217_133053443.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Bicycle touring with the rich and famous. Here is the view from our hotel last night. We were biking through "big sugar" territory and this is a hotel mostly used by migrant workers. The Jamaican shack up the street, however, made spectacular oxtail and goat.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTllkM9YczirYHE7DVfFvRdo5ZZ0KHlIyMO1CZHBMg1HBk-h1UE4WGIA-iH3BZs3XyqBjdPOTYWCJuazR9oBgWVNR1-3AmxaZt70e32nCKQCACcFQkhG9oCQ96NVWulj-OYnPngPWFyAUT/s4032/PXL_20201215_131219977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTllkM9YczirYHE7DVfFvRdo5ZZ0KHlIyMO1CZHBMg1HBk-h1UE4WGIA-iH3BZs3XyqBjdPOTYWCJuazR9oBgWVNR1-3AmxaZt70e32nCKQCACcFQkhG9oCQ96NVWulj-OYnPngPWFyAUT/w480-h640/PXL_20201215_131219977.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The bus is here to pick up the migrant workers to take them to the sugar fields.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWgD0g_X8CcLj43E7AmGXl5UBbjg3h6rzMJvQ1I6PuWzwpbwMftFPxKiYS_DYNdivJFCkpoU3vA7pXrdYcAjUFrmaQXiLXgcANQNHi0c6TeX3ZgG00deIpnGvCDSEYeRErYtREhHdZGWW/s4032/PXL_20201215_131211550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWgD0g_X8CcLj43E7AmGXl5UBbjg3h6rzMJvQ1I6PuWzwpbwMftFPxKiYS_DYNdivJFCkpoU3vA7pXrdYcAjUFrmaQXiLXgcANQNHi0c6TeX3ZgG00deIpnGvCDSEYeRErYtREhHdZGWW/w640-h480/PXL_20201215_131211550.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I hit a patch of dirt going around a corner. </span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96dB3rWg5bK8knSg13uLyWVnMDYQO5U7s9YDctbzgkPYIlpIXpNJ9AeW15ICS6Co6RkC8LqQMzsLAwaRN-4KIQin3lQqUgnRJOk7GYQoaVZ4THMKHxCVJS4teqGX8r7cs6xVyl_Rml-SM/s4032/PXL_20201213_202956346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkw-ztePnZQmKL08w9kzrTmwOW9IJVnB5tQt0rEheW34HSdezO3gIa3rAgp26c7-yesMUKpJNQPMRbUQgqQ-k_IDVWgPCGpS8dze7geq0_xveV-yR33zLQHYAMuzb68uLH5I8-JC07GZnM/w640-h480/PXL_20201213_142220362.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Breakfast beers on Spanish moss and large rambling trees. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKlaIVFAW_ovsj3MEQoYzgoH4znc8RxB5u9ADqQduEyxd0Y96zI738PVdv-A3G-TJqeVfPqczZqnNxHZUbnLeyXkeas3zF3WKVhf-ytZZFyJ6Snwuvni_jhjZMHEYZyZoihLT00h-EzHr/s2363/PXL_20201212_171805023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="1715" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKlaIVFAW_ovsj3MEQoYzgoH4znc8RxB5u9ADqQduEyxd0Y96zI738PVdv-A3G-TJqeVfPqczZqnNxHZUbnLeyXkeas3zF3WKVhf-ytZZFyJ6Snwuvni_jhjZMHEYZyZoihLT00h-EzHr/w464-h640/PXL_20201212_171805023.jpg" width="464" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">The bike, all loaded up and ready to head out. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs8HhVUWs9GRxdEo_q6wfGApw87TBCuRdjwA_LiKgCvAXRAm9UUE0a70OEt5PeqHEQ-mVgo_hfRSX2y2qWSC7JpxiEoLQL4PUADa5Em2cnKBxRtuQw83dMgZoSDh8rgktLv150GPpneZO/s4032/PXL_20201212_151959018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs8HhVUWs9GRxdEo_q6wfGApw87TBCuRdjwA_LiKgCvAXRAm9UUE0a70OEt5PeqHEQ-mVgo_hfRSX2y2qWSC7JpxiEoLQL4PUADa5Em2cnKBxRtuQw83dMgZoSDh8rgktLv150GPpneZO/w640-h480/PXL_20201212_151959018.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Pat's front yard in Sarasota. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHN-0WqBz7TMMQ6boWjP3VFlHTiGIh1CrdY1FSBDsSLT-H5pBz0FoC2UZ5hLxLw3GzAsHsmc9kUPwB1jntnw0y8Hl9LjZzerSB1SD7Rltf00K1hSE4iYgatz-ApnT6IzP7O7K3WKE4YTz/s4032/PXL_20201212_152011327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHN-0WqBz7TMMQ6boWjP3VFlHTiGIh1CrdY1FSBDsSLT-H5pBz0FoC2UZ5hLxLw3GzAsHsmc9kUPwB1jntnw0y8Hl9LjZzerSB1SD7Rltf00K1hSE4iYgatz-ApnT6IzP7O7K3WKE4YTz/w480-h640/PXL_20201212_152011327.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-2076539460067243862020-09-07T20:31:00.000-07:002020-09-07T20:31:00.965-07:00Butte to Pinedale Trip Summary <p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">All of the photos from the trip <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/GkPJYo8XVzDdiG5U6"><b>are here</b></a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The three of us survived the trip from Butte to Pinedale with no injuries or serious mishap. Doug's recounting of the trip is <a href="https://gogeezgo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">on his blog</a> (July thru September 2020 postings). Dave is off hiking in Isle Royale and I'm back in Boulder. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some random Facebook posts from the trip:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4jWbJpTRPl56vxPSOsKnX8CzL_AATry0ro0a1sEJHQ8haCpUtNLaU8Hk-8-AQKJZUf3GNv5NIzyP570KU9FoaaIbYvzd-zDvBLKK4WhVlVzThFM5cj93X1JAt_irEpKlmaEv4E-WRxPr/s599/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.05.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="567" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4jWbJpTRPl56vxPSOsKnX8CzL_AATry0ro0a1sEJHQ8haCpUtNLaU8Hk-8-AQKJZUf3GNv5NIzyP570KU9FoaaIbYvzd-zDvBLKK4WhVlVzThFM5cj93X1JAt_irEpKlmaEv4E-WRxPr/w593-h625/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.05.51+PM.png" width="593" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT_UXxFjsxtXjb9fvmSxg2J5Qm26b8_J90S26nZFrg3kdPw0p_YyGmG_XSzlE5DWTj9zgMsiNQcaEidFNiAbnWCpfYBQ7k_A8CpLxCUHI_Aj6XnKMcqHi-iHRRoT5X-__Vln9iqdvD0su/s573/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.06.07+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="566" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT_UXxFjsxtXjb9fvmSxg2J5Qm26b8_J90S26nZFrg3kdPw0p_YyGmG_XSzlE5DWTj9zgMsiNQcaEidFNiAbnWCpfYBQ7k_A8CpLxCUHI_Aj6XnKMcqHi-iHRRoT5X-__Vln9iqdvD0su/w618-h625/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.06.07+PM.png" width="618" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkJicl2dgcSZ2XqUONDCbxNugT_X5pbOfMTcDJD9yHvSdGFuXMS4kIXsPFzh725JMh0q18OQuByeWTDDtWCAAy5oJwDT_gP_zyXEYufKY2inE3jvqRs9KEN9GZD9wJBJJ9r0sJ0N-J5g3/s650/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.06.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="561" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkJicl2dgcSZ2XqUONDCbxNugT_X5pbOfMTcDJD9yHvSdGFuXMS4kIXsPFzh725JMh0q18OQuByeWTDDtWCAAy5oJwDT_gP_zyXEYufKY2inE3jvqRs9KEN9GZD9wJBJJ9r0sJ0N-J5g3/w539-h625/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.06.37+PM.png" width="539" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wRH7KwCCkoEgIzClgNwfdHyMOULBe00cz6cp2zX7yH1VEXe28e9OImQ1ACACOhCyS4BEdTmaUAJm98F5kakJnGNkEm7IOHI8m2eFv75DdKqL15ECNLCbZltpaox7lxuyprXc9qpem4UK/s635/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.06.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="565" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wRH7KwCCkoEgIzClgNwfdHyMOULBe00cz6cp2zX7yH1VEXe28e9OImQ1ACACOhCyS4BEdTmaUAJm98F5kakJnGNkEm7IOHI8m2eFv75DdKqL15ECNLCbZltpaox7lxuyprXc9qpem4UK/w556-h625/Screen+Shot+2020-09-07+at+9.06.51+PM.png" width="556" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Other junk:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I met Karen and Allen from Durango on the next-to-last day. I am the "Mike from Boulder" in the last paragraph of t<a href="https://www.pedalingpensioners.com/post/pedaling-pensioners-on-the-great-divide">his blog post.</a> </span></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RuVLHMT9mRvLuZFb0qLRxq3W812dYd3unC3X-yRZRX0/edit" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Document with the trip planning information</span></a></p><p><a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPVVx7XF7CP9pkvjHizEQfcWsYSnqgGzXTF_HRwhsZ4N9soGvZVdiJvP-7TMeQGsA?pli=1&key=VzY2YnNjRTlMcEJhSXd3Ni1qWV9rcnRSaW0tZlVn" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doug's photo album</span></a></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">What would I do differently?</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was pretty cold at night, so I would definitely bring a warmer bag and a jacket with a hood. Since I was sleeping under a tarp, I should have brought a slightly warmer bag anyway. Also, a thicker sleeping pad would have given me more sleep and warmth. I would also trade out my relative tough and heavy pants for a pair of lightweight wind pants and a pair of warm tights. I really didn't like the bike shoes I had - they were heavy and took a long time to dry out. Next time, I'll use standard clip-in pedals and more breathable mountain biking shoes. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't really appreciate how many bags, straps and technology end up on or around the handlebar stem. Mine was really short causing a traffic jam. I'll put in a longer stem next time. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My clothing was fine, but there were times I would have liked a windbreaker. I could have put on my rain jacket, but it is dark in color (not very safe for riding) and isn't very breathable. Next time, I'll either add a light vest or windbreaker or I'll get a brightly colored, very breathable rain jacket. </span></p><p><br /></p>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-2774967367053778982020-09-07T20:03:00.002-07:002020-09-07T20:03:44.567-07:00All the Junk I Sent Home<p> As it turns out, bikepacking bags are pretty small. The morning of day one, I was stuffing as hard as I could to get everything to fit. The bags were bulging and the bike was kinda heavy. After just one day of riding, camping and eating, we came across a post office in Wise River so I packed some unnecessary stuff into a box. I had already lost one of my sandals so, for no apparent reason, I put the remaining one into the box. I had brought two phones, one loaded with podcasts and music. I realized that I didn't really need it, or the second book that I had packed. My primary phone looked like it would last five days on a charge, so I decided to just rely on my battery pack for the rest of the trip, allowing me to send home the phone charger. I pulled the coverings from my tool kit and Leatherman, and sent home two of the four masks that I had along with some straps. Not sure why I had two spoons and two cups, but those went home too. This wasn't a big load of stuff, but it did free up some of the precious space in the bags. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzVLMI6uObrwe5x1bAIEiEhp-CJllfe_0xlYOOx-D_405xuS9FLvus3ETwZOD_BB3PgLEq8Z8OgyHMYwrJWXtpLZb96jQ9u1nDNQ_klm0bsrfCOsyPzU3e3GPJ9tK7tzP52mlWFyb5HXf/s2048/Junk0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzVLMI6uObrwe5x1bAIEiEhp-CJllfe_0xlYOOx-D_405xuS9FLvus3ETwZOD_BB3PgLEq8Z8OgyHMYwrJWXtpLZb96jQ9u1nDNQ_klm0bsrfCOsyPzU3e3GPJ9tK7tzP52mlWFyb5HXf/w625-h469/Junk0.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Day four in Lima and it was time to really unload a bunch of stuff. After four nights camping, I had a better idea of what I needed and didn't need and it was time to get serious. I decided that I only needed one pair of bike shorts and one spare tube. None of us had had a single flat tire, and I could rinse my shorts every night. It is so arid out west, everything was dry by morning. I wasn't using my spices because the freeze-dried food was sufficiently spiced already. It hadn't been cold enough for gloves I had sent myself too much food, so I sent some back. The blue cotton T-shirt for sleeping turned out to be an unnecessary luxury. A few other odds and ends made up the rest of the box. </div><div><br /></div><div>With all of this stuff sent home, packing the bike became much quicker and easier. Everything could fit without sweating and swearing. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S-wOCVCkc85vwcwCjl-4rH99A3HSzeurZUDqA-5Upf1l12vYxr3Y-ko1v662W7NHWsoOZO-gA2pP9fpI6qwIt-8lu5yO2DKwVBxhlBhb6mvylggiaYRH-yxlSkRTFKJms6ycyo1xNiwx/s2048/Junk1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="2048" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S-wOCVCkc85vwcwCjl-4rH99A3HSzeurZUDqA-5Upf1l12vYxr3Y-ko1v662W7NHWsoOZO-gA2pP9fpI6qwIt-8lu5yO2DKwVBxhlBhb6mvylggiaYRH-yxlSkRTFKJms6ycyo1xNiwx/w625-h533/Junk1.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-70440052358645865682020-07-28T07:08:00.004-07:002020-07-28T07:16:47.750-07:00What to Take on a Bikepacking Trip<font size="5">I am about to ride for 13 days from Butte Montana heading south on the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. I normally ride on paved roads through more populated places, but this trip will be more remote and it will be on dirt roads where pushing the bike or carrying it over obstacles is a real probability. Bikepacking is like biking and backpacking mixed together, so the gear list leans towards lightweight like backpacking. I find it helpful to take a list of everything I plan to bring and compare it to what I come home with. </font><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYvzEc5UQ04gaSk2auNv1mXdbiJMsmmMLZ2kIHlzkMyidYWghcxw5Wy2v-6Gcjdn1IhencoFVlIZn7Q7OK36AM0c1qkNdSJPaf-jGuiDCC81jMD8PwdIdhF_GR0nHeyRRORCHo5eEuRQw/s2048/BikeAllPacked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYvzEc5UQ04gaSk2auNv1mXdbiJMsmmMLZ2kIHlzkMyidYWghcxw5Wy2v-6Gcjdn1IhencoFVlIZn7Q7OK36AM0c1qkNdSJPaf-jGuiDCC81jMD8PwdIdhF_GR0nHeyRRORCHo5eEuRQw/w625-h469/BikeAllPacked.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">The bike will look something like this when everything is packed on it</font></span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font><div><font size="5">Missing from these photos are:</font></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><font size="5">Water bottles which are on the bike</font></li><li><font size="5">A small cooking pot which I shipped out already </font></li><li><font size="5">Stuff sack full of food</font></li></ul></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_fQziHyJhxNomJ0zuz6U-f3PjCUthCUc7PmkkzwJ_xbcZKLXX84xH2LwHr3er21gUWLbsyxrLqlK2xCyCP7XjwOd8gSnxg2BEfxpdhpphyphenhyphenMLUs2Lp4NsEZGHjjHZyeR1rkuyf6Rhwqkp/s2048/IMG_20200727_190547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="2048" height="579" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_fQziHyJhxNomJ0zuz6U-f3PjCUthCUc7PmkkzwJ_xbcZKLXX84xH2LwHr3er21gUWLbsyxrLqlK2xCyCP7XjwOd8gSnxg2BEfxpdhpphyphenhyphenMLUs2Lp4NsEZGHjjHZyeR1rkuyf6Rhwqkp/w625-h579/IMG_20200727_190547.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">This is what I am going to be wearing on the plane. This will all come along with me on the trip. A long-sleeved red synthetic top, a simple cotton t-shirt for sleeping and for in-town wear, a pair of nylon "Prana Stretch Zion" pants, underwear and a hat. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAx7ppS_mgWPtVBKpXpVElAIR0F4hZtaTdeHfDLGL9_1zQ-NmXj2-aRiWqV2cVru_mvE9eWdW0z3OooNO0M4LA4fzf-GPw0wcTGH4rYwiptSZBxcqtsdoS3eeVjJc582qgWyJM-oO_4eN/s2048/IMG_20200727_190730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2048" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAx7ppS_mgWPtVBKpXpVElAIR0F4hZtaTdeHfDLGL9_1zQ-NmXj2-aRiWqV2cVru_mvE9eWdW0z3OooNO0M4LA4fzf-GPw0wcTGH4rYwiptSZBxcqtsdoS3eeVjJc582qgWyJM-oO_4eN/w625-h451/IMG_20200727_190730.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">This is my handlebar pouch, so it will have maps, phone+battery+charger, earbuds, a rain shell, a water purifier, sunscreen, two buff/facemask things and a spoon. Basically, things I will probably need several times a day. </font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I_W4qXHjaAMuvpkJO-wCyDme8qMe5bPGwWPdRyZC4Lk3TabiQfydBS0LdEAX3evuYHVgU-pjF4LQlTP-1MuMyaSVOKo1RcGWodga1Q1SFyeQ0gteDJk0s6gl9m7jKYnFvndABLsN7mYV/s2048/IMG_20200727_191229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2048" height="525" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I_W4qXHjaAMuvpkJO-wCyDme8qMe5bPGwWPdRyZC4Lk3TabiQfydBS0LdEAX3evuYHVgU-pjF4LQlTP-1MuMyaSVOKo1RcGWodga1Q1SFyeQ0gteDJk0s6gl9m7jKYnFvndABLsN7mYV/w625-h525/IMG_20200727_191229.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">The orange stuff sack and blue backpack are very lightweight and will be used when I have to carry a lot of food. As the food gets eaten, they disappear into the other packs. There are also two small bags that fit on the handlebars that hold a water bottle, phone, snacks, sunglasses, and other small items that should be readily available. </font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoXNOpWeNIcoUuDlGCXcrZD5ZfZUQkcRhWKvI0s-RYJfgJ4cZ3Zqsv3LOfjvkw_elC-ONw2zkFUv-k_eO7N07vRvPRJrDsF2_mZSoL_CDaRhTHNHjCRF-rMLb3l6iuYO2VXjMozZuFqb2/s2048/IMG_20200727_191439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="2048" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoXNOpWeNIcoUuDlGCXcrZD5ZfZUQkcRhWKvI0s-RYJfgJ4cZ3Zqsv3LOfjvkw_elC-ONw2zkFUv-k_eO7N07vRvPRJrDsF2_mZSoL_CDaRhTHNHjCRF-rMLb3l6iuYO2VXjMozZuFqb2/w625-h501/IMG_20200727_191439.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">This is my sleeping stuff. It all fits into the black bag shown in the photo which will be mounted on one of the bike forks. Clockwise from top right is a ground cloth, a green tarp, a hammock and the yellow inflatable sleeping pad. In the center is a yellow inflatable pillow and two poles for pitching the tarp. In nice weather, I can sleep in the hammock. The poles are from my hiking poles with the handle section removed. Turns out that they are the perfect length for pitching a tarp. The poles and the food bag will be held in front of the handlebars. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s8cQVja6kqlANIna5P42WtQK37QINA2i-CFU5hxUUSgLLrdEcC41i1nWQTzfAUkDM0NR8vpJGrGNxFZBWZBGxkRmi5GXq0PsVp2mLQehTW-eBF-hfRqgmyioEC9SR-R1vNMzsVjBHREy/s2048/IMG_20200727_190406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1558" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9s8cQVja6kqlANIna5P42WtQK37QINA2i-CFU5hxUUSgLLrdEcC41i1nWQTzfAUkDM0NR8vpJGrGNxFZBWZBGxkRmi5GXq0PsVp2mLQehTW-eBF-hfRqgmyioEC9SR-R1vNMzsVjBHREy/w475-h625/IMG_20200727_190406.jpg" width="475" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">The sleeping stuff also includes a headlamp, ear plugs, an eye shade (it is just a headband) and a sleeping bag. It all fits into the blue bag which goes on one of the bike forks. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vWpECNaOptSc05BWVDgoPqy7PXO-WhZOSnShsKoHdhtnum8NXCm5QFvjlF30rCLUQ8_G6jjP1XHATEpkgKj1dCrpd8xHjmUhiumhvA5gonVdX5EVKp4vyVL_h62zCzuzGxK0_jN2URQJ/s1789/IMG_20200727_192146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="1789" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vWpECNaOptSc05BWVDgoPqy7PXO-WhZOSnShsKoHdhtnum8NXCm5QFvjlF30rCLUQ8_G6jjP1XHATEpkgKj1dCrpd8xHjmUhiumhvA5gonVdX5EVKp4vyVL_h62zCzuzGxK0_jN2URQJ/w625-h619/IMG_20200727_192146.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">This is an odd assortment of items. From top left, there is a bag with repair items and first aid stuff, then a piece of aluminum to be used as a wind shield for the stove, four orange clothespins and some string, a propane canister, toiletries including a washcloth and a tube of chamois cream. Next is the spice kit with a few spices a fork and a lighter, a blue cup and a very small MSR "Pocket Rocket" stove (the silver and red thing). Tent stakes and a spoon round out the list. </font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8hJhuZVVgCg2Pe8aB3qffnFb8Tx_GOZGGYH8GeLyIgC1cCAIYx_Au9yDTvsmVFuObNfmOTszK3eSDqnx-flmza6Gwfvm6RTuPidS24rFQ8c03elZb7Ti_VnwpEOejLlqWhrs3Ivx53OB/s1984/IMG_20200727_192421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="1984" height="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8hJhuZVVgCg2Pe8aB3qffnFb8Tx_GOZGGYH8GeLyIgC1cCAIYx_Au9yDTvsmVFuObNfmOTszK3eSDqnx-flmza6Gwfvm6RTuPidS24rFQ8c03elZb7Ti_VnwpEOejLlqWhrs3Ivx53OB/w625-h585/IMG_20200727_192421.jpg" width="625" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">For clothing, I have a red merino wool t-shirt, a blue puffy jacket, some camp shoes, socks, underwear, two bike shorts, a hat and gloves, one bike jersey and a compression stuff sack that holds it all. All of this and the airplane clothes will join the cooking pot in the big bag that goes under my saddle. </font></div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SUSaJWIbRdmJrx6lpb3b0IIBe6zL3n9DW0l_FrgnzievLJs1NYvYr6CsFDjWXgkuyJwj9ZI5-p4hzYnpyExvdURUazQY1pjPRGQ_70jDBEi9tVL3xW9dbdUguCP2Nf5i-TUQSM7T06bH/s1758/IMG_20200727_192641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000" size="5"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="1682" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SUSaJWIbRdmJrx6lpb3b0IIBe6zL3n9DW0l_FrgnzievLJs1NYvYr6CsFDjWXgkuyJwj9ZI5-p4hzYnpyExvdURUazQY1pjPRGQ_70jDBEi9tVL3xW9dbdUguCP2Nf5i-TUQSM7T06bH/w599-h625/IMG_20200727_192641.jpg" width="599" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5">In the black frame bag, I will have tubes and chain lube, a repair kit, a leatherman, some zip ties and extra batteries. The frame bag looks a bit empty but it will get filled up with things like the spice kit, toiletries, the hammock and other items. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><br /></div></div>Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-8058468934061735312019-12-28T08:41:00.005-08:002020-07-28T07:41:22.656-07:00Rock Climbing in Mexico - December 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">OK, so we don't actually rock climb, but our son Casey and his fiancée Dorothy are both enthusiastic climbers. We were just along for the ride. </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">All of the photos for this trip are in <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/9NgsvsLCdmxqeJq8A" target="_blank"><b>this photo album</b></a>. Below are highlights and Facebook posts we posted during the trip. </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">We went to El Potrero Chico which is near the city of Monterrey. The overall location of Monterrey is shown below. The yellow dots are places we went to or planned to go. </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeNAvOdT-hxil3UX1xyGa4AD_nvD50StUIDsSwINuH5rPYpWIxSluFywsai9xuVsZ_jOyMxwYc9jNy2TZ9K68AEge16mv7heJmYBQ79Eo5sOy7E81PqN-QH9gzueOwd_-0MwHmIc2YVXc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-01-25+at+11.16.37+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeNAvOdT-hxil3UX1xyGa4AD_nvD50StUIDsSwINuH5rPYpWIxSluFywsai9xuVsZ_jOyMxwYc9jNy2TZ9K68AEge16mv7heJmYBQ79Eo5sOy7E81PqN-QH9gzueOwd_-0MwHmIc2YVXc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-01-25+at+11.16.37+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">A larger scale map is here. The dot in the top center is Hidalgo is where we stayed. The far left dot is the hot springs, and the dots in Monterrey are the places we visited when we stayed in the city. The airport is the far right dot. The big green blob in the center is the mountain range where the climbing is located. </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y5rd8h6i0E9dK96MtwEHWz_dm_oPaqZCI1WHZacnVCd24gJd63rsUZJcRv5oaHDW4YvbycaDw5KaGvhAi6mdtrIA4GF8DFJTPyGH_Vj9SXzZmIEVgqwz6sEp24PFvPfSLv_0_BbmB4Gf/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-01-25+at+11.19.15+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y5rd8h6i0E9dK96MtwEHWz_dm_oPaqZCI1WHZacnVCd24gJd63rsUZJcRv5oaHDW4YvbycaDw5KaGvhAi6mdtrIA4GF8DFJTPyGH_Vj9SXzZmIEVgqwz6sEp24PFvPfSLv_0_BbmB4Gf/w695-h388/Screen+Shot+2020-01-25+at+11.19.15+AM.png" width="695" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Here is the shaded relief "terrain" view which shows the mountains better. The yellow dot is the Rancho and the green dot just below it is the main climbing area. </span><br style="text-align: left;" /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA-qLqmUQxwsYvs7HY-WSNyshRjyaVtt5YYvBn-ScxtUZn9-TD4seTk-kpuQBmM7HJkdP5xA-JFtO-DpSEGEgedURZCPhgUwS3ZrhNORqJTKwZxaP4JWRkSIoJmFarnw2l4xUHWL1h-v5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2020-01-25+at+11.37.33+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA-qLqmUQxwsYvs7HY-WSNyshRjyaVtt5YYvBn-ScxtUZn9-TD4seTk-kpuQBmM7HJkdP5xA-JFtO-DpSEGEgedURZCPhgUwS3ZrhNORqJTKwZxaP4JWRkSIoJmFarnw2l4xUHWL1h-v5/w562-h397/Screen+Shot+2020-01-25+at+11.37.33+AM.png" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Upon arrival, Casey and Dorothy picked us up at the airport and we drove to Hidalgo. We stayed at "</span><a href="https://www.ranchoelsendero.com/" style="font-size: large; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Rancho El Sendero</a><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">" which is a combination of tent camping, hostal-style shared rooms, single rooms and two stand-alone "casita" structures. Casey and Dorothy and their friends stayed at the larger casita while Sherry and I went between a single room, a night at the hot springs, a night in the city of Monterrey and then the smaller stand-alone building. The last few nights were at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Hotel-Resort/Ariels-Cabin-El-Potrero-Chico-295689769249/" style="font-size: large; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Ariel's Chalet</a><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> which was up right next to the climbing area. 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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-34538110764496478672019-10-10T08:04:00.000-07:002020-01-25T08:59:33.133-08:00Scuba Diving in Guanaja, Honduras 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sherry and I went diving in Honduras for the last week of September and the first week of October. We decided to go pretty far off of the beaten path this time, opting for Guanaja, Honduras rather than our usual Bonaire. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All photos are in<b> <a href="https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipOgxdPeMbYqP42H2JX_Oi5pVos4FRMJzWRgn9vB" target="_blank">this album</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The three Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras are, left to right, Utilla, Roatan and Guanaja.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The End of the World is on Guanaja. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Getting to Guanaja required flights from DC to Atlanta, Atlanta to Roatan, Roatan to La Cieba and then finally La Cieba to Guanaja. Delta got us to Roatan and Lanhsa airlines took care of the last two flights. The Lanhsa airplanes are little puddle jumpers jammed with people and packages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There aren't any roads or cars on Guanaja. Google Maps can't find a route from the airport to the resort. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Getting picked up at the airport by the son of the owner. This is our taxi and our dive boat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few Facebook posts that we submitted while we were there:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mike's review of the resort posted on Tripadvisor</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most of the reviews of the resort seem to be from people who have not actually stayed here. We stayed at the End of the World for two weeks in September/October 2019. Here is our review of the time that we spent here. For reference, we are scuba divers and we have been to Bonaire 7 times, and have been to Roatan as well as a number of other locations and we have traveled extensively throughout the Carribean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Diving:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The scuba diving was simply fantastic. We saw one other dive boat once in the two weeks we were there, so we had the whole reef to ourselves. We mostly dove sites along the reef out in front of the resort. The reef is pretty amazing, and there are nice dive sites at 30 feet and sites at whatever depth you want to go to. The Pinnacle is close-by, and it makes for a nice dive that starts close to 100 feet and slowly winds its way up to the shallower reefs. There are well constructed buoys on all of the sites, so getting tied off is quick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The staff carries your gear to the boat in the morning. After breakfast, we would walk the 100 feet to the dock and get in the boat with our gear already assembled. 10 minutes later, we would be tied off and ready to dive. The water was amazingly warm, and we dove in t-shirts and shorts or a thin skin. Because nobody is there, the reef is in astounding condition. Roatan gets cruise ships and huge numbers of snorkelers and divers, so the reef is more abused. We dove with nurse sharks on at least half of our dives, and the explosion of fish was always spectacular. This is the easiest diving that we have ever done. No current, calm water and a staff that carries the gear make for stress-free diving. We would generally just throw our tank and BC off of the boat into the water and gear up in the water. The owner of the resort, Bryan, doubles as the dive guide. The boat is small, and would fit four divers and the guide comfortably. Mostly, it was just the three of us on these dives. We only wanted to do two dives per day, but I think that you can do more if you want to. Work it out with Bryan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During the two weeks we were there, we took one expedition to the other side of the island to dive near South West Cay (there is a wreck there) and we took a longer expedition out to Isla Barbareta. The Barbareta dives started pretty far off shore, so there was certainly an element of adventure diving into the open ocean. In the end, though, the diving off of the resort reef was consistently excellent and we didn’t see a need to have the guide go to such far-flung locations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is a scuba shack which houses the compressor and the dive gear. All tanks are filled on-site. The compressor is hellishly loud, but they run it while you are out diving. There were a few occasions where it still had to run for a few minutes when we came back, but it was otherwise invisible to guests. We brought our own gear, but it was nice to know that additional equipment was available in case ours had a problem.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is also a nice snorkel spot with a quiet little beach within a 10 minute walk from the resort. Look for “Michael Rock Beach” on Google Maps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Location:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Guanaja is a small island and the resort is not near any of the small villages. It is off of the grid, so just realize this when you go there. The electrical power is reasonably reliable and a German engineer was there tweaking the solar grid, so it is probably even better now. There is Internet, but you won’t be streaming Netflix while you are there. The bandwidth is fine for email and general browsing. The resort is right on the ocean, and it is very quiet. Other than the occasional local walking past, or a few people tying up at the dock to sell fish or have a beer, you won’t see a lot of others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Getting to Guanaja is definitely a day-long process. We flew from Atlanta to Roatan and then took the puddle jumpers from Roatan to Guanaja via La Ceiba. The airport in Guanaja is tiny and, because there are no roads in Guanaja, we were picked up by boat at the airport and shuttled to the resort. It is only about a 15 minute scenic boat ride.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is only one short road in Guanaja, so boats, feet and dirt bikes are the way around. The staff boats into either Low Cay ( Bonacca) or Mangrove Bight a few times a week for supplies, so you can catch a ride with them if you want to walk around town. You can walk 40 minutes down the beach back to the resort from Mangrove Bight, but you will need to boat back with the staff from Low Cay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Accommodations:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a small resort. There are two guest houses up the hill, each with two separate rooms so, completely booked, four couples could be there. The owner and staff have houses down at beach-level. The scuba shack and restaurant/kitchen/bar are also at beach level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The rooms at the resort are spare, bordering on monastic. There are 95 steps from the beach up to the rooms so, if you have heart or joint problems, this is probably not the place for you to stay. There is running water in the rooms but no hot water, so be ready for cool showers. I say cool, not cold, because you are in the tropics. Nothing is ever that cold. Because the rooms are up off of the beach, there aren’t many biting insects up there and the rooms catch a nice breeze. The rooms have no air conditioning, but they have fans. This was generally not a problem because it cools off nicely at night. There are good quality screens on the windows, so flying things don’t come in to bother you. The staff brought fresh towels and sheets and straightened up the room while we were out diving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We did not wear shoes or sandals unless we were about to go into town. We lived in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. The staff will do your laundry for a small fee, so don’t bring too much stuff. If you need air conditioning, fewer steps or a reason to wear that party dress, just pay twice as much and stay at Dunbar Rock and go out in their big dive boats with a gaggle of other divers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Food:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Just a reminder that you are at a small, modestly priced resort on a remote island - don’t expect big cruise ship buffet food. With that caveat - the food was consistently good and very fresh. The fruit smoothies are from fruit picked locally, the fish was caught this morning, the shrimp is not frozen, and so on. Marley, the cook, is really friendly and accomodating. If you have something in particular you want, and she can get the ingredients, she will make it for you. If you want more (or less), just let her know. Her seafood stew (soup?) was stunning. What you won’t be able to get is your favorite marmalade, your favorite cut of beef or any other bespoke foodstuffs. One look at the local stores and you will see why. If you have something special that you can’t live without, bring it with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One building houses the Tiki Bar, the dining room and the kitchen. The bar was generally very quiet. The occasional small group of locals would be there, but it was mostly just the guests. The beer ($2) and drinks ($5) are reasonably priced. They try hard to keep well stocked and, if you are staying a while, they will specifically purchase the mixers and alcohols that you like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Summary:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you want luxury accommodations, dancing to live music and a buffet, go elsewhere. If you want a somewhat off-the-grid experience with fresh local food, really good diving, and a quiet beach - this is your spot. It is pretty astonishing that a place with electrical power, Internet, a dive compressor and a bar even exists in this location. Bring a book.</span></div>
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<b>Here is a planning document that I put together before the trip:</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pat White and Mike Evanoff are planning a bike tour in August of 2019 along the Pacific Coast. This is a self-supported ride, meaning you need to be prepared to carry all of your own stuff and to camp at night. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir/48.7960765,-122.533138/San+Francisco,+CA/@44.6260208,-128.0176139,5.89z/data=!4m39!4m38!1m30!3m4!1m2!1d-122.6158989!2d48.4251477!3s0x54857b44750dfc47:0x1fb3ffb3915ca003!3m4!1m2!1d-124.1495196!2d48.1887969!3s0x548ef12646f31113:0x8b8017cd932a4df7!3m4!1m2!1d-123.8301598!2d46.1896842!3s0x54937b497fa6de9f:0x3a63b4a03a9fa781!3m4!1m2!1d-123.8108608!2d39.3664937!3s0x80804b46c9880c53:0xf29ec49640b2cdca!3m4!1m2!1d-123.0931394!2d38.3967348!3s0x80869e09218f3e83:0xb2160ba04ec94e58!3m4!1m2!1d-122.7237825!2d37.965636!3s0x8085eab13b35026d:0xb8610f5f290bc659!1m5!1m1!1s0x80859a6d00690021:0x4a501367f076adff!2m2!1d-122.4194155!2d37.7749295!3e1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">HERE</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> is the approximate route on Google Maps</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">This shot is from the </span><a href="https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/adventure-cycling-route-network/interactive-network-map/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Adventure Cycling Association interactive map</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">For the 404 mile “Section 1” of the route, we will probably take the “Washington Parks” route around the Olympic Peninsula rather than just following the Pacific Coast route straight south. The straight route is about 112 miles and the peninsular route is 241, but we need to remove the 58 miles we saved by starting in Bellingham. So, if we take the listed 404 miles, and subtract 58 because we started in Bellingham, and add 130 because of the peninsula, we get about 404 + 60 = 464 miles for section 1. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">If we ride 50 miles per day on average, the first 350 mile section into Astoria shown on the Google map above should take about seven days. The second section should be about 8 days. The third section should take 8-9 days. All told, that adds up to about 24 days. We are allowing 30 days, giving us time to stop in places that are interesting. </span></div>
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-4450455301965119242019-01-07T04:11:00.001-08:002019-01-07T04:11:13.568-08:00Grand Junction June and November 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last year, Casey and Dorothy moved here:<br />
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This is Unaweep Canyon which is just south of Grand Junction. The yellow dot on the map below is where their land is located.<br />
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We went out twice last year to help them build their barn and to help them get started on their earth bag building.<br />
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-28259269830510178252018-12-28T15:15:00.000-08:002020-01-25T09:08:57.497-08:00Bonaire Trip #7 - December 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-63682617048842087892018-10-18T15:11:00.000-07:002020-01-25T09:01:55.306-08:00Building Houses in the Dominican Republic 29 Sep to 7 Oct 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><u>The Schedule:</u></i><br />
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Fly in on a Friday and go to an Airbnb in Santo Domingo<br />
On Thursday, head over to Juan Dolio (where the red dot is) to meet up with the team at an all-inclusive tourist hotel.<br />
Friday/Saturday build the house<br />
Sunday - return to Santo Domingo for a day<br />
Monday - fly home<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In and Around Santo Domingo</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A Day at the Botanical Gardens</span></b><br />
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-17302064500015894342018-09-05T04:38:00.000-07:002020-01-25T09:07:11.644-08:00Bicycle Touring Minneapolis to Maine August 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mike and Pat White rode bicycles from Minneapolis to Maine this summer. This is part two of our cross-country ride. In 2016, we rode from Astoria, Oregon to Boulder, Colorado. Instead of picking up in Boulder to ride eastern Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Kentucky, we made the choice to do a northern route. Here is the entire <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/xx9rXNBpdY18by9s9" target="_blank">Photo Album</a> of the journey and, below, are all of the Facebook posts that I made during the trip.<br />
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-58288068125450133722018-07-23T19:12:00.000-07:002018-07-23T19:12:01.811-07:00South Africa 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">South Africa 2018 - 10 April to 8 May</span><br />
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<b>Big picture: </b><br />
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Phase 1 - Fly into Johannesburg and drive to the Kruger game preserve. Spend 5 nights in Kruger and then fly to Cape Town.<br />
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Phase 2 - Spend 4 nights in Cape Town touring around and visiting the sites<br />
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Phase 3 - Ride bicycles from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth<br />
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Phase 4 - Fly into Durban and rent a car. Drive to the Drakensburg region and then drive to Phinda private game reserve. Fly home.<br />
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Here is the "Big Picture map"<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1JZRYg6snnjaAHqoAbi-WS57veMot6Psr&ll=-27.90469712401437%2C21.72444260468751&z=6" target="_blank">Here is a link to the live map</a>.<br />
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<b>Phase 1 - Kruger Park</b><br />
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<b>Phase 2 - Cape Town</b><br />
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<b>Phase 3 - Bike Riding</b><br />
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<b>Phase 4 - Durban, Drakensburg and Phinda</b><br />
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If you want to just see the photos, <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/hUSTan4Fd9nUqyBL9" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Here is a link</a> to a lot of photos from the trip.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Thanks, Google, for sending us down a 30 km rocky, potholed dirt road! Got a flat, but some very nice Africans changed out to the spare in a flash. Sitting in a tire shop while the spare is replaced. Now off to Phinda for three glorious nights at the Vlei game reserve.</span></div>
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We are taking a rest day in Nysna along the southern coast of South Africa. Yesterday, we went up and over a pass to exit the high desert and to roll (rocket) down to the coast. The descent was almost 2000 feet, Sherry's longest to date. Nysna is a nice little tourist town and an excellent place to do nothing.<br /><br />The broken mirror was done by a motorist. His passenger mirror smashed our handlebar mirror. These drivers pass waaay too closely, and we were foolishly riding a too-busy road on the Friday before a 3-day weekend. We took a ride in the van until the road got wider and had a shoulder before we continued.<br /><br />Bike nerds will notice that my hand grips are upside-down. I had to switch the mirror to the right side of the bike, but the mirror only works with the left hand grip, so I just swapped them out. Not as uncomfortable as it may look.</div>
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-13664978876118116712017-12-30T12:26:00.000-08:002020-01-25T09:06:03.292-08:00Costa Rica - Christmas 2017/2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Three weeks in Costa Rica - from December 17th 2017 to January 7th 2018. Casey, Hunter and Dorothy would be with us until December 30th, and then it would be just Sherry and I.<br />
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The planned destinations were:<br />
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<li>San Jose - fly in and get the car</li>
<li>Montezuma</li>
<li>Monteverde</li>
<li>Arenal</li>
<li>Savegre/Manuel Antonio</li>
<li>La Tigra/La Fortuna</li>
<li>San Jose to fly home</li>
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The original plan was for all of us to fly into Ft Lauderdale and then fly together on the same flight to Costa Rica, arriving past midnight. However, our flight out of BWI was cancelled, so Casey and Dorothy arrived a day before us and stayed in San Jose waiting for us. Once we finally arrived and spent the night in San Jose we rented the car and then drove out to Montezuma down on the tip of the Nicoya peninsula.<br />
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We went out for a bioluminescent tour in one of the bays. After snorkling around and having some dinner, it got dark enough to dive in and be surrounded by little glowing creatures. Every motion of your hand would cause a riot of sparks. It was a lot of fun seeing other people swimming around, surrounded by glowing spots. This is us when it was still light out.<br />
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One day, the five of us rented two 200cc motorcycles and two 500cc ATV's and headed out under the direction of a guide. We rode on the beach for about 10k and rode through towns and into some pretty remote places. Some of the uphills were so steep that the rear wheels of the motorcycles were drifting and spinning out, and the downhills were super steep and full of loose dirt and gravel. There had been a hurricane a few months before and a lot of the dirt roads had been freshly re-bulldozed. Hunter rolled his ATV on top of himself at one point, but the ATV took most of the damage. </div>
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Sherry "rode bitch" behind Casey, Dorothy and Mike at various points during the day. </div>
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Our Airbnb in Montezuma was so bad that we ended up getting a full refund for the $900+ we spent for the four nights. No water at all in the showers, no hot water anywhere, and a generally dilapidated state courtesy of neglect and a hurricane.<br />
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The next stop was Monteverde where we stayed in this house<br />
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The owner of the house was also a guide in some of the Monteverde parks and was a 3rd generation resident of the area. His family farm was about 10 minutes away, so we went with him on a tour of the property. It used to be a dairy farm, but they are letting most of the farm go back to native species and more of a jungle. There were monkeys and birds everywhere.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old hydroelectric plant for the farm. It was the only electricity for a number of years, and would get washed out every so often and need to be rebuilt. </td></tr>
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The owner of the house set us up with a guy who climbs trees to do research in the canopy. As a side business, he guides tourists up to the canopy using standard climbing gear. We found a big fig tree and started setting up the ropes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike, Sherry and the guide. </td></tr>
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<b>Selvatura park - </b>close to Monteverde. It has canopy walks, hummingbirds, a reptile house, a spider house and various other Costa Rican wildlife exhibits.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sherry with a hummingbird on her hand</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike scores a triple header. They would rather sit on your fingers than hover over the feeding holes. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike and Hunter on the canopy tour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sherry of the Jungle on one of the walkways that goes above the canopy. </td></tr>
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<b>Next stop: El Castillo</b> - a small town in the shadow of the Arenal volcano. We stayed three nights in a funny place that was essentially a 4-room hotel but we had it all ourselves. <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/19324840">https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/19324840</a><br />
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This was a good jumping off point to go to some butterfly preserves, to the hot springs in La Fortuna (Baldí was awesome) and to the Arenal park. I think that we mostly just relaxed for a few days, ate at the local "soda" and enjoyed the views.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a sleeping frog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The same frog, awake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sherry with a Blue Morpho</td></tr>
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-89030262662464397492017-10-01T06:37:00.000-07:002020-01-25T09:09:40.585-08:00Trying to hike the Long Trail - September 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The plan was to hike from the far-north terminus of the Long Trail down to Killington, Vermont. Almost three weeks of hiking, with rest/refueling stops at "The Stowehof" hotel in Stowe and at the "Millbrook Inn" near Irasville. We would finish at the "Happy Bear Motel" in Killington.<br />
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Start hiking: 26 September<br />
Finish hiking: 11 October<br />
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What actually happened is that I bailed out at The Stowehof because my right knee was really swollen and I was going really slow on the downhills. However, I had not been backpacking in years, so it was a valuable and, at times, enjoyable excursion. It reminded me how I like being in the outdoors for extended periods without contact with civilization.<br />
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The part that I actually hiked was 67 miles:</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">26-Sep Tuesday Drive to Journey's End, Hike to Laura Woodward Shelter (10 miles, 2500' ascent)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nice town in Vermont on the way to Killington</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The final miles to the trailhead</span></td></tr>
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<b> The hike itself</b><br />
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The first two days were incredibly hot - high 80's and humid. Really unusual for Vermont in September. Then it turned cold and dipped a little below freezing for the last night I was on the trail. I never needed to use my tarp to sleep under because the trail shelters were not occupied by others when we arrived, so we were able to sleep in the shelters every night.<br />
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Most trails use switchbacks and other methods for reducing the steepness of the inclines. This helps the hikers and makes the trail less vulnerable to erosion. Not the Long Trail - it just follows a straight line up and over whatever is there. It is never really possible to express steepness in a photo, but imagine the following three photos as being vertigo-inducing, straight-up or straight-down and a little slippery. I held onto trees and branches most of the way down the hills, using one hiking pole and having one free hand. I think that the steepness and the size of the steps that I needed to take is what really drove my knees into a tizzy.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Mostly for my own reference if I ever do this again. It was going to be warm for the first few days, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">so I just have shorts and tights. I was going to bring my pants for the second and third legs. I should have </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">documented the food, because I spent more time packing food than I did packing gear. Not shown: </span><br />
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-74409906194115929982017-09-21T13:00:00.000-07:002018-05-07T01:47:43.195-07:00Iceland - September 13-20 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We went to Iceland again! We were there in 2000 and decided to go back this year. Sherry was on a bike trip in France and booked on Iceland Air to come home. Since Iceland Air lets you layover in Iceland for as long as you want, Mike hopped on a plane to join up.<br />
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Lots and lots of photos <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/65DSVggLXt4CP9sD2" target="_blank">in this album</a> and <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/MzFRQKldTf1bj6UI2" target="_blank">this album</a>. If you want to skip the text and just browse the photos, these are the best places to look.<br />
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Day 1 - Mike arrived at 6am and Sherry was not due until midnight. Lots of driving back and forth to the airport and the Airbnb. We stayed a little north east of Reykjavik where the red marker is shown. A little suburban enclave of tranquility and infinite hot water.<br />
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Day 2 took us on the "Golden Circle". The traditional stars of the circle are: Þingvellir, Gullfoss and Geysir which we saw. However, our favorite spot was probably Fludir because of the mushroom farm and the "Secret Lagoon" hot spring.<br />
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Day 3 - we drove down towards Vic and the black sand beaches that are there. We took our sweet time, and arrived not too much before dark.<br />
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We stayed in some modern-ish shotgun prefab suites near the beach.<br />
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Day 4 we did not drive very far, and just stayed in the black sand beach area. We woke up early to get down to the beach before the tourist buses arrived.<br />
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Day 5 - we woke up early today, too, to get to the closed off beach before anyone else arrived. We hopped the fence and went down by the ocean to experience the surf right near the cliffs. Here is our early morning route.<br />
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After our beach hopping, we drove out to Hofn.<br />
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Day 6 was a driving day. From Hofn all the way back to Keflavik<br />
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Day 7 we were housebound by heavy winds and lots of rain. The flight was scheduled to leave around 2pm and the airport was a short drive away. We had a really nice Airbnb so we just lounged around, read books and drank waaay too much coffee.<br />
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-81201153069798665932017-08-16T09:22:00.000-07:002018-05-07T01:52:43.351-07:00Oregon Eclipse - Path of totality - August 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The plan was to go visit Mike's parents in Pasco, Washington and then go down to Oregon to see the total eclipse. By coincidence, Casey and Dorothy were going to be passing through Washington State in their 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia, so we had a family reunion in the making.<br />
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Mike and Sherry arrived in Pasco on August 17th just a few hours before Casey and Dorothy rolled in. We all spent three days in Pasco working on the van and generally hanging out. Hunter would not arrive until a few days later. Sherry rode down to Oregon with Casey and Dorothy on the 19th (the day before the eclipse) while Mike waited a bit for Hunter to arrive at the Pasco airport. Mike and Hunter then joined the rest of the family in Oregon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We drove down from Pasco to "Off the Grid Eclipse, Inc." which is about 3 hours normally</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our encampment in Oregon. One Westy, two tents. The car we borrowed from Judy and Dick is out of the frame</td></tr>
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The eclipse went from around 10am until noon. After a nice lunch of Spicy Pork Bibimbap sandwiches (thanks, Casey) we rolled back to Pasco. Unfortunately, there was an accident on the only bridge over the Columbia river and we got totally slammed in traffic. It took closer to 7 hours to get home, compared to the 3 hours to get down to Oregon. We looked at this Cruise America RV for about three hours. </div>
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-57886016702404996962017-07-05T13:02:00.000-07:002018-05-07T01:50:43.012-07:00Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway by bicycle - June 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The plan for this trip was to ride bicycles from Front Royal, Virginia down past Asheville, North Carolina in eight days. The route followed Skyline Drive down to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We stayed in campgrounds, Airbnb houses and a few hotels.<br />
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The dates and places were:<br />
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1<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Phil Ayliff<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>7<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dick Loudis</div>
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2<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cindy Ayliff<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>8<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Terre Simpson</div>
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3<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bart Rhoades<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>9<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Saul Pilchen</div>
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4<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mike Evanoff<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>10<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Barbara Ahrens</div>
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5<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jessica Tinianow<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>11<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Laura Clauser</div>
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6<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jon Broome<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>12<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Claude Cavender<br />
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Phil organized the whole tour and, when I say organized, I mean full-on CPA organization.<br />
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The following photos are in no particular order. I stole most of them from other people.<br />
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Mike and Sherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331584232794142903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247086288806765393.post-11728791295860765332017-06-20T07:24:00.000-07:002018-05-07T01:55:47.839-07:00Coast to Coast and Edinburgh Part 2 - Happiness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, upon waking up sick, sore and facing the prospect of another day of hiking through sheep fields to get to a small town with not much in it, we realized that we were only three hours from Edinburgh. This was a clear choice. Mike had never been to Scotland, and it had been a long time for Sherry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sherry found an Airbnb just outside of Edinburgh. It was a 30-minute walk to the "Royal Mile" or a 15 minute bus ride. The red marker on the map below was where we stayed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Scotland, Sherry is as tall as mike. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Road Trip! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We rented a car at a pretty sketchy "Easyrent" place near the airport. We got a lot of good information about Edinburgh from the very patient Uber driver who took us there. The directions to the rental location were far from clear, and he had to make a few phone calls to get us to the exact location. We then headed north towards Inverness, stopping along the way for a few sights. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First stop - The Kelpies sculptures in Falkirk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stop #2 - The Blair Athol distillery</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stop #3 - Inverness</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We took a boat trip on Loch Ness. We started at the north end near Inverness, went south to Urquhart Castle, and back again. It was a lovely day, and the castle was very photogenic. Loch Ness is one of a series of narrow lakes linked by rivers and man-made canals which create a natural waterway. There are several forts along the way to defend this transportation route. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After Inverness, we spent just another day or so in Edinburgh and then took the train to the train to the airport (Heathrow) and came back home again. Mike had lost a total of about 12 pounds from the hiking and the illness. Sherry was fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We have a lot of other photos of Edinburgh and the Coast-to-Coast <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/EXIOkaInxv4RzBcD2" target="_blank">that you can see at this link.</a> </span><br />
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