D-Day -1

Last Saturday, Jere's son, Josh and his friend left Pa. headed west to San Francisco, to our rendezvous point, or so we thought. We found out after the boys were on the road that they had a different agenda. 72 hours later they were in Vegas. I understand they migrated to Hollywood, Ca. Supposedly, our bikes and gear are still accounted for.

We depart BWI 6:40 a.m. on Sat. May 23rd, destination Golden Gate Bridge. From the get go we already plan to deviate from the Adventure Cycling's canned route. Rather than take the ferry across the Bay, we decided to ride across the Golden Gate (we'll suit up in the Lycra at the Visitor's Center) and ride north and east around the Bay. The first day we plan to ride about 77 miles. Because of the holiday weekend, we made hotel reservations for the first two days; thereafter, we will wing it. We (I am) are apprehensive of the infamous California highways and drivers, compounded by the Memorial Day weekend traffic. If things get too dicey, we'll simply jump in the support van and head for safer, less congested roads. The weather appears ideal for at least the first two days. Assault of the Sierra Nevadas is scheduled for D-Day + 3.