Our chariot awaits:

Holler.

Not Cold in San Francisco

In case you missed it, we had a record-breaking heat wave in the Bay Area for the latter part of last week, which means that we actually "experienced warmth" and even (seriously) considered going swimming.  Of course, the sweet caress of the sun seems to have receded once again, and San Francisco returned this evening in all of its foggy-mist-cloud-shrouded glory.  Until next time, here are some glimpses of the hogs (not yet sanctioned for full viewing) as well as some after-work adventures, including a quite stunning sunset in Ol' Dolores Park.  

Take Your Libby to Work Day!

Now that we are a mere one month from departure, we'd like to report that we are devoting every moment to the final preparations: fine-tuning our equipment, packing up gourmet ingredients for our outdoor kitchen, and taking uphill training rides every day. But thanks to the "real world," we are not. Lindsay, like the elementary school students she teaches, is literally counting down the days until she is released from work. (If you'd like to send flowers to congratulate me on my salvation, the big day is June 6th.) To her delight, she was paid a recent visit by artist/photographer/fellow cyclist/Libby and her day of looking at garbage with little kids was made a little brighter:

Fourteen more days of these munchkins. And to think I'll have taken about 7000 4th and 5th graders to have a look at what we in the industry call the "garbage pit." Luckily the photos spare you the olfactory experience...

Works in progress:

We are 1-2 days away from completion. Phew! Photos of the finished products will be posted (get excited!) thereafter.  Can't wait to get back on the hogs.

Meanwhile, while on our DIY kick, we went to the Maker Faire down in good old San Mateo and built yet another bike: