Ahhhh..... just spent the day with my wonderful friend, Janet Gamble. Did you know that you can actually get around a city without pedalling?? She picked me up in her car... and we went for breakfast - had really excellent beignets (plus bacon, eggs, hash browns...) We took the dogs for a walk at Crissy Field, I watched her make an excellent meal and then politely agreed to consume (yes, greedily!!) it all!!
And we talked... I do miss her since she moved away from Calgary...
Okay, but maybe you want to hear about my bike ride yesterday. It was 71 miles which sounds horrendous, but it was actually a wonderful day!! We started off through fields and farmland, then alongside a lovely inlet, small hills, not much traffic, coffee in Mendicino (okay - I had HOMEMADE apple pie and ice cream at that first stop!) A lovely ride through the countryside.
But our ultimate destination was San Francisco, so eventually we had to hit the urban areas. Lunch at the Barefoot Cafe in Fairfax, and then through all sorts of little - and not so little - towns to get to the Golden Gate Bridge. The bike routes were really well marked and so were the bike lanes, so although I was concerned about biking on city streets, it was really quite enjoyable! I was following Virginia
(from Georgia) and she is a very focused rider and was able to follow the cue sheet so well that I did not even have to think - I just shadowed her every move.
Unfortunately, I somehow managed to lose Virginia and Sheila by the Golden Gate Bridge, but still managed to make it to the hotel on my own - somewhat of a miracle for those who know how directionally challenged I am!!
The bridge itself - amazing!! And it was a beautiful, sunny day (all day incidentally) without any fog obscuring our view, so it was a pretty spectacular sight!! I was on the west sidewalk which is only for bikes, so it was a memorable journey - in the best way!
Staying at the Holiday Inn at Fisherman's Wharf- it's okay...
But I had a massage Monday night and sigh... it was wonderful....
Sunny, warm. All in all, a couple of great days....
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