2/19 – Farts in a Bathtub
176 miles. I’m loving Los Padres National Forest. I didn’t know you could see elephant seals! They make some fantastic sounds....
2/18 – Colleen is a Rider
181 miles. Met a rider and blog reader, Colleen, in Santa Cruz for a coffee before continuing south. It was great to break and nerd out over bikes a bit. She led the way through traffic towards Monterey, looking quite regal with her mirrored visor and the upright riding...
Plan: Launch for the Return East (via the south)
Rolling out: Wednesday, February 18th. Sticky post here, till takeoff. Daily drawings will continue to update below. The date has been set for the eastward bound trip. The Route page has been updated to reflect projected path! As always, this map above is a work in progress and subject to change....
2/17 – Quiet Moment
Bye, real bed, for a while. Last day in San Francisco with Pete, we made it a chill one. He’s still recovering from the immediate effects of a concussion, but we got dressed up for a quiet farewell dinner....
2/16 – Preparing for Launch
Pete should probably be taking it easier after a traumatic incident....
2/15 – Leaning Into It
Had a farewell lunch with Toni and her friends, Shelly and Milo, at Alice’s. Pete boldly acquiesced to being my first passenger on the freeway and on some twisties! I noticed him leaning into curves with me, so I kept taking them a bit harder each time…until I heard...
2/14 – Objects in Motion
I played Pete’s arms and legs for a scooter lesson in the Presidio this morning. Gina was zipping around within the hour....
2/13 – The Heart of Endymion
The upside, I suppose, is that Pete and I were back in the shop’s 1971 Fiat to run police report errands and get a look at the bike where it was towed....
2/12 – Time is Stopped
Last night as I returned from Oakland, I got a call from San Francisco General Hospital. I had to listen to the voicemail twice. Pete was in a motor accident. “He said something about the dogs,” was all I could get from the social worker, before I punched in...
2/11 – Portrait of a Portrait
Got my hair did at Manifesta, where Lisa is also doing a portrait series! I sat for a watercolor portrait, feeling a bit self conscious – it’s a bit of a twist being the subject of another artist’s lens. It’s a bit meta now, doing a portrait of a...