We ended up with 28 miles and about 1400 ft. of climbing for the day. The legs were happy. As we rode around the hills and the Foothills Expressway, I swear there were more cyclists that automobiles. Now that is cycling.
When we returned home Dave and Pattie and Dick and Ruth were just arriving from their morning errands. We dismantled the van and transferred the rack to Dave’s car. Dave and Pattie were flying back to Colorado but Dick and Ruth were driving their car back — the long way. So we had to load the rack back onto Dave’s car and load his two bikes onto the rack.
And of course the shelf (IV) was removed and dismantled.
I packed my bike and Dick and Ruth packed the car. Dave, Terry, and I returned the rental van and then headed to a bike shop that was having a fall sale so I loaded up on some badly needed training gear.
When we returned I filled out the expense worksheet, had it approved by everyone and we all settled up.
Party time!
More friends of Dave arrived. Pattie’s sister and her husband arrived. We ate, drank, ate, and drank some more. We sang Happy Birthday to Dave and Terry and everyone else who had a September birthday.
After everyone left Terry and Donna and I stayed up and drank YABW – yet another bottle of wine. I think we hit the hay about 2 am. Big headache….
On Sunday Terry dropped me at the airport and Dick and Ruth started their looooong journey to Colorado. Dave and Pattie took a later flight in the day.
And that’s it. Hope you enjoyed our little boring vacation story. But it was sure fun and Dave again pulled off the perfect bike ride. What’s next?
Day totals:
- Start: Mountain View
- End: Mountain View
- Distance: 28 miles
- Climbs: Hills around Mountain View
- Total gain: 1372 ft.
- Bottles of wine: 10
- Bottles of beer: 20