Thursday July 15, 2010

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WoW, what a trip! It started on June 29th with Brooke and I heading to Havasu for the holiday and Cheryl, Harley and Bryanna joining us late Thursday night and they picked Trever Stratton on the way. Great 4th at Havasu with the Stratton's having a house full and all of Cheryl's family was out. Then on July 6, I headed toward Lake Tahoe after celebrating Bryanna's 20th birthday @ the "Sail Inn", her preference. I spent the first night in Pahrump, NV and the second night in Smith Valley (alot of driving). I made it to Harvey's Casino for two nights (no I didn't have the Odell luck on the slots) but had a good time including seeing the "Pink Floyd" imitation band. Saturday July 10th I moved the motor home to Tahoe Valley Campground about noon and rode my bike about 5 miles back to pickup the jeep and literally ran into a pickup that cut in front of me and knocked me off my bike. The cops and paramedics were called and the lady driving the truck had been drinking and didn't know she hit me. I picked up my bike and rode two more miles to pick up the jeep. When I got back to the campground I noticed my wrist was swollen, luckily Barton Hospital was right next door to my campground and I went over for an X-ray and they gave me a cast for the chipped bone I had in the wrist I just had surgery on. It was a good thing I had kayaked the day before and rode my bike that day, because other than hiking, those were my goals for the trip to Tahoe. Well, Sunday and Monday I got to hike near Emerald Bay. Wednesday I headed for San Francisco Campground in Pacifica (very nice) which took about four hours. That brings me to today, Thursday I did the full tourist thing in S.F. I started the day off in the jacuzzi (of course) and then headed to AT@T Park where the Giants play. From there I headed to Chinatown to look up a church where I traveled and stayed with my church in 9th grade to meet the kids from that congregation, but it was around noon and I could not find a place to park, so I will leave that on my "bucket list". Next, off to Coit Tower which has an incredible view of the City and Bay. Then I went to Lombard Street and drove down the crooked street in the jeep. I then parked in the marina parking lot and rode my bike across the Golden Gate Bridge and back, there were two CHP Officers on motor bikes that gave me an escort across the bridge (they were riding on the sidewalk in front of me). Then I rode to Fisherman's Wharf and had fish and chips along the Embarcadero. I then had to go to Ghirardelli Square and get the girls some chocolate with mint. I had three samples! After putting the bike back on the jeep, I headed south on the coast and stopped to check out the Cliff House restaurant. On the way back to the campground, I picked up some food at Safeway just 1/4 mile away. Of course I ended the day back in the jacuzzi, no sunset today due to the fog.
We will see what tomorrow brings, I don't plan on being so busy!

Sunday, July 12, 2010

Yesterday I was hit while riding my bike in Tahoe. Yes, I am OK, however chipped another bone in the wrist I had surgery on. I was riding in the bike lane on the main road of S. Lake Tahoe and a woman in a large pickup decided last minute to make a right turn into a parking lot from the left lane right in front of me and I hit the side of the truck and went down. The lady didn't even know she hit me and some witnesses had to chase her down. The cops were called and they talked me into having the Paramedics respond, who checked me out and I refused transport. I was heading to pickup my jeep that I left at a hotel to take to the campground I just checked into when the accident happened. I continued riding my bike for another two miles and returned to the campground and noticed that my wrist was swollen. Luckily, there was an ER right next to the campground, so I walked over for an X-ray they casted me and sent me back. The cops told me the lady had been drinking and they did a full sobriety check, but she blew below the ,08, so they didn't arrest her but gave her a ticket for an illegal lane change. Needless to say Cheryl isn't to happy about my solo traveling!