On Wednesday, I had dinner at Jim and Lucy’s. In their back field, a vigilant turkey mom with 8 hungry babies.
Turkeys
Across the Golden Gate
The last time I did this ride was Memorial Day weekend 2022 with the Heritage Park bike group and Becky (now retired from Jibe) and Charlie (Becky’s husband and fellow LCI). The crowds of people along the waterfront, on the bridge, in the small cute towns made the ride challenging. This time, we tried doing the ride on a weekday. The trade-off was fewer people to dodge, but 5.5 hours of driving with commuters to and from the Larkspur Ferry Terminal. On a weekend, the roundtrip drive can be half that.
Besides all that, today’s ride was fantastic. Gina came to my house from Folsom and I drove.
Elaine and Terri in the foreground. Because e-bikes are so heavy and can’t be lifted into a vertical position, they are lined up tightly in a wide corner in the stern.
Leaving the wharf area:
The view after the first climb:
At Fort Point, just before crossing the Golden Gate:
Another difference from a weekend ride: we had to ride on the east side of the bridge with pedestrians. We also saw a police officer give two cyclists speeding tickets for riding faster that 15 mph.
Descending into Sausalito where we had lunch at Venice Gourmet Delicatessen.
On the way to Tiburon, an art installation.
What a fun group to ride with. Gina, Elaine, Charlie, Cindy, Cheryl, Brenda, Terri.
Back to our starting at Larkspur Ferry Terminal. 32 miles! I’m already looking forward to doing this again. On a weekend.
All Star game
A really exciting game.
Championship game
High competition for the Brewers today.
The Brewers won!
Pedal Up Natomas – meeting 2
Explaining lane positioning when making a left turn with multiple left turn lanes.
Minerva took this picture of Brenda, Krishna, Laurie, Lennore, me, Chris:
Your bike rides this week
Saturday May 27. Dani, BarbaraL, Sheila, Kathy, Maria at Folsom Lake:
Sunday May 28. Brenda rode with Bike Party to Saclovia:
Monday May 29. Dani took this picture riding on Garden Highway: Kathy, Michael, and me:
Tuesday May 29. Brenda, Rachel, Jade, Christa, Lillie:
Wednesday May 31. Brenda, Rosalyn, me in Egret Park in Westlake:
May is Bike Month is officially over. Friday June 2. Maria and I in front of the Grange in Rio Linda with Quilt #1 in the background.
Dani took this picture of Kathy on the Garden Highway:
After the PUN class Saturday morning, a few of us met up for two different rides. Tracy, Jim and I did an 11-mile loop.
Coletha, Brenda and Rachel rode to the Rio Velo celebration:
Adult Learn to Ride
Our final class for this season. 5 of 8 were riding after 1 1/2 hours. Huge thanks to our volunteers tonight: Lennore, Kathy, and Paul.
Livingroom baseball
First up, Carson using a rectangular pillow as a bat.
After 3 outs had been determined with a lot of negotiation, Avery was up. He prefers a short, thin, wooden bat.
B Street Theater
Cindy, Terri and I had brunch at Cafe Bernardo before the play.
A very good play, even though we all walked out with tears in our eyes.
Your bike rides this week
Monday May 22. Dani, Kathy, Cheryl.
Lillie, Rachel, Agueda, Brenda:
Tuesday May 23. Tony and Maria:
Brenda, Christa, Agueda, Coletha, BarbaraL, me, Jade, Elaine:
Thursday May 25. Brenda and Rachel:
Friday May 26. A big group rode the 30-mile Sac State loop. Brenda, me, Agueda, Kathy, Jane, Rich, Rosalyn, BarbaraL (Dani on her trike is hidden):
Saturday May 27. Kathy, Maria, Dani, BarbaraL, Sheila:
Rachel and Brenda:
Meeting more bicycling friends for lunch. Brenda with “white t-shirt guy”, Rima, David, and Rafer:
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