Less than 11 hours to go until we dip our tires in the Pacific Ocean & head out on this biking adventure towards the Atlantic Ocean. It’s after midnight & I’m too excited to sleep. I know I should head to bed but my mind won’t let me. I’m ready to be out there seeing, doing, experiencing; I’ve had enough of the waiting & wondering. I’ve been thinking about this for over 15 years & the day is finally here. I get a little emotional when I realize it’s no longer just one more item on a list of things I want to do some day; it’s actually happening! Today!
Well, since I can’t fall asleep, I’ll fill you in on our last few days. We’ve spent the past 5 nights with a wonderful Warm Showers host in San Fran. She’s great & really set the bar high. It’s been an awesome 1st experience & I’m so grateful we picked her. I felt at home immediately.
During our few days here we went to a Giants baseball game, rode a couple cable cars, caught a sunset, assembled our bikes, took a tour of the Haas-Lilienthal house, stopped by the Full House & Ms.Doubtfire houses, enjoyed some California wine, watched sea lions bathe & bark at Pier 39, went for a few training rides, & did a few house chores for our Warm Showers host (cleaned windows, hung a mirror, fed/cared for cats, vaccumed, did a load of laundry). I never thought I’d say I missed cleaning but I did! While I’ve definitely enjoyed our last few days of sightseeing, it felt good to be useful, productive & help someone else. It also magically cured our crankiness with each other. Cranky after only 5 days, and 4 months to go? Uh oh 😉 Guess we’ll just have to keep helping other people.
Finally, I’m starting to fade & two-tired to continue…until next time.
Whitney