Stranger: (face of happy surprise) Where did you start? Me: Vancouver? ( I always answer this question with doubt because I don’t know if people are asking where I started my trip or where I started that day.) Stranger: VANCOUVER! Damn. How long you been ridin’? Me: Five or six weeks, I can’t really remember. […]
Tag: California
How to be a local in San Francisco
1. Call it SF or the Bay Area or Frisco. Don’t call it San Fran. 2. Get your burritos at La Taqueria on 25th and Mission. 3. Ride your bike places. Lock it up good. If you have to ride up to Twin Peaks take the route from the south, not 17th St. (too steep). […]
Homage to the oldest living thing (I think)
It was discussed that Redwood trees are the oldest living thing in the world. A counter argument was made that there is a fungus that is older. Or maybe it was the fungus that was bigger… I haven’t checked my facts on this. Anyways, it was a few weeks ago that I rode through the […]
How to find the best Thai food in Fort Bragg, California
First off, you may decide to do laundry in Fort Bragg, since it is the largest town on Highway 1 between the start of the highway and San Francisco. If so, go to Lucy’s Laundromat on the southeast corner of Oak and Highway 1. The guy who works here will give you good directions on […]