I am so far behind on my blog since Bill went down. Jim was a big part of the ride as a friend but also logistically. He did a lot of things that included where we would be eating dinner and making our reservations for our next destinations which freed me up to update FaceBook and do our blog. I have so many stories to tell and not enough time to write them. There is the story of the other riders we have met on the route; we are not the only pony in this rodeo. And while Bill was in the hospital, we visited Fort Ross and the next day we did some very special wine tasting. The wine tasting was special because some of Dennie’s “in-laws” on her sister’s side were in the wine business and we got some very special business. We also got trapped in Santa Rosa because we could not get rooms on a Saturday night anywhere in the Bay area, so Jim and I took brewery ride and hit the Russian River Brewery twice, once before our ride for lunch without the brew, and then once after the ride to do some serious rehydration. Then yesterday we rode into San Francisco over the Golden Gate bridge. That actually was emotional, after all the miles and the accident with Bill, it was iconic to ride across that bridge. Today we rode to Santa Cruz and tomorrow we ride to Carmel. Then on Wednesday we intend to ride 93 miles with tons of climbing with Hearst San Simeon as our destination. And on Thursday, we will rest for a day, and we will need it.
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| Fort Ross |
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| Wine tasting at Joseph Phelps vineyard |
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| Jim waiting for an IPA |
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