We made it home safely, and our place looks good. Kevin, our new favorite (according to our youngest daughter, Libby), had the place spiffed up, clorox wiped and everything. So now it's time for the tale of the tape. This adventure lasted 65 days, covered 2707 miles. We had 11 travel days, five weather days that kept us in the trailer, and 49 days split between hiking and riding. We rode the bike a total of 465 miles and we hiked (and or walked) for a total of 180 miles. We got to see some new territory such as the exquisite Jalama Beach and the way cool find of Folsom Lake Recreation Area. We got to spend quality time with good friends, and we were granted traveling mercies driving as we did across the northern side of Los Angeles and actually right down town through San Fransisco out and over the East Bay Bridge, and not to mention the very scary slippery ride we had yesterday on the high desert of Oregon. This is the completion of our sixth adventure in Frac. Clearly, we're blessed. We've returned home in time to "hunker down" with the rest of America for the next month or so. I predict that a domestic travel ban will be put in place very soon, which is actually a good idea if we Americans actually follow the directives, because from this localized quarantine we'll be able to see directly where the hot spots of the virus are, something an effective testing regimen would have helped. But that cat has left the bag, and despite Trump's denials, his administration deserves the lion's share of the blame for that failure I'm still bothered by the incompetence, denial and deceit of his leadership, but it's pointless to throw flames now. I find it quite ironic that the solution to our collective problem is small "s" socialism because our only answer I see now is to care for each other. Now that we're home, we'll begin that care now to the best of our ability. Regardless of what tomorrow brings, life is good, especially today.
When we travel, we always clean the house before we leave so we return to no work, and when we return, always do our unpacking by using the adrenaline of the road. This meant I winterized the trailer since it's still WINTER here.
Selfie of the day: Nothing more privileged than a smug guy soaking in his hot tub.
Very soon we'll all be deciding what's truly important. Love is truly important.
And of course, Mimi, thinks we've returned home just in time.
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