This was a first for me – a ride in Jerry’s plane from McClellan to Bakersfield with Dave and Phyl.
This is the way to fly! No long security lines, no waiting, drive your vehicle up to the plane to load luggage, and take off within 15 minutes. Love it! Jerry and his 6-passenger Duke.
We flew at 17,500 feet and arrived in ONE hour thanks to a terrific tailwind.
Evening activities:
Feeding cats,
Bonnie the mule,
and quite a few raccoons.
Another first for me:
That was my first and, most likely, my last 1/4 of a cigar.
Soccer practice
Monday afternoon was Sophia’s soccer practice:
On Tuesday, it was Avery’s turn:
And then we went to the fabric store looking for good Halloween costume material – that was fun!
Breakfast with Ade
We met at Early Toast Restaurant and Mimosa House – long name but delicious food! And about 20 different kinds of mimosas. 
From the Sewing Cave
Vogue 8938 is still the pattern I sew the most often. In August, I finished two more and sent them to Billie.
Then I spotted the perfect periwinkle color in a voile to use with last year’s Breathe Bike Trek t-shirt.
A board member for SABA asked me to make t-shirts for this year’s Velo Ball as a raffle item. I decided to make three of them in small, medium, and large sizes.
Walnut gathering begins!
I found the first walnuts on the ground yesterday. I love this season. 
The husk should be well- cracked before picking from the tree:
Even better:
Birthday party
At Thais and Lenin’s. Carson can sit up really well now and crawling is next. 
95 at 68
It felt pretty good today to have ridden 95 miles in 3 days, ending the ride on my 68th birthday!
Breathe Bike Trek – Sunday
Today was a short ride. We all left together with Sue in the lead.
I was soon outdistanced by the group. I am the slowest rider so I think my role should be “sweep” for the entire group on every ride.
Miles = 25. After packing up camp, loading the car, and eating lunch, I was on the road for home shortly after noon. This weekend was so much fun. Riding with Roseville Transit was great, everyone was so nice and welcoming, and Sue Schooley did a great job of organizing our team. Total fun!
Breathe Bike Trek – Saturday
Stacy Springer at the pre-ride safety meeting:
L-R: me, Barbara, Mike, Paula, Sue, Cal, Marsha, Mike, Elaine.
The first rest stop was 16 miles into the ride at Hanna Winery.
L-R: Barbara, Paula, me, Juneko, Marsha, Sue, Mike, Elaine.
Franz Valley School Road – oh my! – I rode farther up the hill than I did last year, but when the grade increased to about 12%, I had to walk. So did a lot of other riders, including these two Bodacious Biking Babes from El Dorado Hills.
Miles = 36
Breathe Bike Trek – Friday
7 am, breakfast eaten, final preparations for today’s ride. It was COLD last night! We had to be on the road by 8 am. 
Castello di Amorosa:
The first rest stop was 10 miles into the ride:
Lake Hennessy:
The second rest stop was at the boat ramp:
There was a cow grazing just beyond the grape vines:
Upon closer inspection:
At the safety meeting every rider attended before leaving for the day, we were told to watch out for trucks hauling “chardonnays”. Falling clusters of grapes were a danger to cyclists. 
Dutch Henry Winery.
Olive oil tasting:
This is the big hall where we ate all our meals. The food was delicious and plentiful!
Team Captain Sue Schooley with Bob (age 88, this year he became the biggest fundraiser in the history of the trek with over $10,000; he’s been trekking with Breathe CA for more than 40 years and remembers 100-mile backpacking trips in the Sierras. “That was a lot of fun!” he said.) and a Breathe CA staff member. 
Miles = 34
