Well, there’s this vicious rumour going around that my husband is finally ready, and is actually going to join me; so, one keeps one’s finger’s crossed. Let’s see what I’ve done…which is precious little today, I thought that I deserved a day “off”. I wandered down to the boardwalk; and I bought postcards, and looked [...]

Well, I’m back. That was quite a ride home, it took me 1h45 minutes. I suspect that the hour was the last five miles between Capitola and Santa Cruz or base camp. The traffic was bumper to bumper. I guess it’s weekend commuter/tourist stuff. Anyway, I coped, and that’s the heaviest traffic I’ve ever driven [...]

This is just a brief one. I arrived safely in Monterey for the second time, nasty fender benders with other cars notwithstanding. It’s rather foggy; but it was quite easy to ride, just a bit drippy. I guess I won’t update again now until I get home this afternoon. [addendum: I didn't have an accident, [...]

28-30 July 2004 Wednesday 28 July 2004 My biggest landmark-hunt to date started with an email. Jan, in Australia emailed my friend Kate and me: “I’m coming to California! Want to meet?” Of course we did! Jan was coming up from Atascadero, Kate down from Washington state, and I was in Silicon Valley. We settled [...]

I made it home safely, with the addition of an extra pullover type thing, I was much warmer, even though my brain had friend by then. We had a fantastic day, this may be one of the longest days I’ve ever done with a motorcycle ride at each end. We basically got along very well, [...]

I arrived safely in Monterey ~ it’s um been a cold, windy ride down um and I thought it would never end, but here I am and the sun came out! So I am just waiting for my friends to show up and though I ended up taking the wrong exit so I landed at [...]

I’m about to set out ~ it’s about 10 before 9 I am gonna to head down the coast to Monterey. Um it’s foggy out here I am kind of hoping that the Highway 1 being a little bit inland will be clear but um who knows? I am allowing two hours and it is [...]

It’s very surreal being alone here in Santa Cruz, I fell like a Real Traveller (TM)

I spent a bit of time sorting out my luggage and papers etc., made a call or two, and had lunch. Then I set out for a walk. I took the steep walkway down from the cliff, and headed into downtown, walking right the way up Pacific Avenue until it bumps into Mission. It was [...]