Category Trips
On the Road Again 2019, Part Four
August 24 – September 6 Thus, we made it to Oakland later than anticipated but glad to have finally made it, knowing a good night’s sleep can fix a lot of the ill effects of arriving late. We unloaded the car and through some sort of cosmic intervention, perhaps a payback for the day we’d […]
On the Road Again 2019, Part Three
August 24 – September 6 The drive up to Jalama Beach County Park took a little over an hour as we turned off Hwy 101 onto Hwy 1, then left on Jalama Road for the 14-mile drive into the park. Later in our stay we’d ride our bikes almost the length of the road, but […]
On the Road Again 2019, Part Two
August 24 – September 6 After a couple of doctor’s appointments on Monday (the curse of getting older) we took off on Hwy 101 for Santa Barbara. A destination and turnaround point for countless bike rides, we’d spent quite a bit of time there while Jessica attended UCSB and looked forward to reconnecting with the […]
On the Road Agai 2019, Part One
August 24 – September 6 Towards the end of August, we would kick off what would be full fall season of travel. Before we could start though, we had one more Los Angeles based bit of fun and tourism to do and that was to host a visit with Ann and Rendy as he and […]
The Move, Part Four
May 1 – June 10 Up early Monday morning we loaded the cars and hit the road for Nashville, our first stop of the trip, after bidding farewell to Ann and Rendy and of course, Joanna who I would see in about a week. We’d planned out the adventure so that no day of driving […]
The Move, Part Three
May 1 – June 10 Besides hanging out with friends we would dearly miss during our last few days in town, we did get out for a few bike rides and one memorable on I’ll refer to as the nostalgia ride. During our eleven years of riding in and around Charlotte we’d initially ridden a […]
The Move, Part Two
May 1 – June 10 We worked steadily on packing after our return from the CNC Coast ride, generally in the morning but often waiting until the afternoon so we could get a bike ride in before it warmed up. Although the deadline was tight and we had committed to loading the PODS on Monday […]
The Move, Part One
May 1 – June 10 We returned to Charlotte with the sale of the house and a move across the United States staring us in the face. We were in better shape than many at this point in the process, having secured a solid offer ($5,000 over asking and no request to cover closing […]
West Coast Spring 2019, Part Five
April 4 – 15 Our plan for the morning of our return to Oakland was to check out of the Airbnb around 11am and head over to the Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park to tour that facility, but fate intervened in the way of a migraine headache Joanna developed soon after awakening. Normally one […]
West Coast Spring 2019, Part Four
April 4 – 15 The next day we set out again for the State Capital but this time used Lyft to get us there and back. As we approached the building, we noted a Planned Parenthood event to support this organization which depending on your point of view, performs demonstrably worthwhile services or is a […]
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