What did you do on or to your other bike part 2

[the Ferret]

Chuck told them they had better respect you

[pdedse]

Not only does Gone deliver blood and other med supplies, but he also delivers Mrs. Gone's baked goods...sorry, I already ate the evidence for this morning's breakfast.

I'm in La Jolla watching daughter's cat and getting her car fixed while she's at a conference in London, getting ready to find a bar to watch the World Cup semi final between Argentina and England.  Gone had a semi day off yesterday, one allowing him to buzz down everybody's favorite California superhiway I-5 so we could have lunch together...again, the evidence from El Charro's just a few hundred meters from the beach in La Jolla was eaten.  But El Charro is located just beyond the pier...squint and maybe you'll see it. : ) 



Fascinating to listen to the details of how the company got started and how Gone became a significant part of it all.  Thanks for making the effort to ride to La Jolla, Gone.  I think this is the third time we've met up in California. Still waiting to see you up north!

But there does exist photo-evidence that he was in the neighborhood...


Idea for business expansion: Mrs. Gone prepares delicious baked goods, and you sell to the hospital staff as you drop off med supplies.  You'd have to re-decal all the bikes...maybe to "BLOOD...and Other Baked Goods".  

[Gone in 60]

Ha! Dang, I'm bald... that's like the grainy Big Foot evidence photo.

Great to see you! Super cool that it turned out to be a day when I was slack on runs and none of the bikes were upside down or on fire. I'll be putting down long saddle days for the rest of the week. That was very nice of you to get your daughter's car fixed up while you were down here, and safe travels home.

Mrs. G loves that you liked the cookies (she says they aren't "bread thingees") And good idea about the baked goods and blood service, but she's sort of ahead of you on that one. She's noodling a next chapter called "Coffee Person" when she retires from the medical world. Not opening a coffee house, but baking and selling coffee-related cookies, cakes, etc. I know I'll get sucked into it somehow.

P.S., swung by Mom's to deliver and hang up her new bird feeder on the way home, so she's happy too. Public service reminder... when you buy something for Mom on Amazon, make sure to double-check that you selected her address for shipping...

[Cormanus]

You could call it "Bloody Baked Goods"!

[Gone in 60]

Pdedse, that picture from the cliff showing the pier - is that a stock image or did you take that? That has to be taken near the glider port, yes?

Kinda pretty, isn’t it? To give some perspective, might be college housing, but Pdedse’s daughter happens to live in one of the most idyllic spots along the Southern California coast. La Jolla is just a few miles north of San Diego. The city itself is like the French Riviera and hosts a concourse-level car show second only to Pebble Beach.

My ultimate “chill out place” is in walking distance from the college, the Glider Port. This is a designated area along a cliff above the ocean where paragliders launch and sail around the sky. Each time I go just to take in the view, I start thinking that it would be pretty cool to try paragliding. That’s all I need… another expense hobby.

So glad we got together when we did instead of last night as originally planned. Yesterday I was in the saddle delivering in the Riverside area for most of the day. Temps were between 101 and 105, and by the time I got home and cleaned up, I didn’t last long before crashing. And Mrs. said I was a tad crabby…

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And back to what I did on my other bike… I had some lengthy wait time yesterday in Riverside. When that happens, I occasionally wander down the street to Malcolm Smith Motorsports. Smith opened a motorcycle dealership years ago, and it’s a pretty cool place. 

I snagged this t-shirt off the clearance rack yesterday. Can’t wait to catch the knowing nods of approval when I wear it to the next local motorcycle show…

[pdedse]

Pdedse, that picture from the cliff showing the pier - is that a stock image or did you take that? That has to be taken near the glider port, yes?

Kinda pretty, isn’t it? To give some perspective, might be college housing, but Pdedse’s daughter happens to live in one of the most idyllic spots along the Southern California coast. La Jolla is just a few miles north of San Diego. The city itself is like the French Riviera and hosts a concourse-level car show second only to Pebble Beach.

My ultimate “chill out place” is in walking distance from the college, the Glider Port. This is a designated area along a cliff above the ocean where paragliders launch and sail around the sky. Each time I go just to take in the view, I start thinking that it would be pretty cool to try paragliding. That’s all I need… another expense hobby.

So glad we got together when we did instead of last night as originally planned. Yesterday I was in the saddle delivering in the Riverside area for most of the day. Temps were between 101 and 105, and by the time I got home and cleaned up, I didn’t last long before crashing. And Mrs. said I was a tad crabby…

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And back to what I did on my other bike… I had some lengthy wait time yesterday in Riverside. When that happens, I occasionally wander down the street to Malcolm Smith Motorsports. Smith opened a motorcycle dealership years ago, and it’s a pretty cool place. 

I snagged this t-shirt off the clearance rack yesterday. Can’t wait to catch the knowing nods of approval when I wear it to the next local motorcycle show…

Ayyyy....300+ city miles in above 100 degrees?  You should have eaten several of Mrs. Gone's cookies...they are anti-crabby therapy.

I did take the photo from the pier / La Jolla beach.  It's all of a 5 minute walk from her apartment, just south of Glider Port you mention.  When I rode the INT650 down here 3 (or was it 4?) summers ago, I rode the INT to the area to watch the gliders.  Photos from that trip:

Looking the same direction towards the pier, but from Glider Port


Looking north


I've been here for 10 days and every day I walk from her apartment down to the pier and then along the beach to the Mexican restaurant we ate at.  Good exercise.  Takes just under 2 hours.  Ready to head home so I can rest!

Do we look younger from when we met for the first time?




I sold the INT shortly after returning home; it went to a nice young guy from Eugene, OR who was looking for some cheap transportation.  A very good bike.  How is yours holding up?

[peterbaron]

This is strange, two idntical bikes and colours... but their riders look totaly diffrent, how come?? 

[the Ferret]

Gezzalou they look like brothers

[the Ferret]

another mileage milestone on Angry Bird on this morning's ride

[peterbaron]

Angry Bird and its owner waste no time, keep rolling, Ferret