Stay in bed-Jean gone when we go to breakfast.  Armand & Lynn do laundry while I try to get caught up w/blog.  Wash is done-I lose blog-can’t post pictures.  We decide to take ferry to SF-Lynn decides to relax & read.  Bike about 8 m-beat leader up a hill!!!  YES-I love my new bike.  Take 30 min ferry ride to SF.  Lots of people-bike down to beach & close to Golden Gate Bridge-head wind.  Tell leader I’ve had enough & want to go back.  He’s hungry but ferry is loading-tells me I’m stubborn.  Later agrees it would be dark if we had waited.  Eat dinner w/Jean & Lynn.  Jean could not get into Muir Woods-guards turning everyone away.  Talk to Jennifer–she still has her job w/VA.  Tell Kaitlyn I’m so glad she gave me Sugar.  Brooke got braces-she also asked how many miles we’ve biked.  I miss my granddaughters.

TOTAL MILES  1336–IT’S ALL DOWN HILL TO SAN DIEGO

Need sunglasses to start-beautiful morning.  Things should be good but I have a few  MINOR problems.  Can’t STAND to SIT on my SEAT-am very sore.  My neck hurts from being tense-need Bengay or my mother’s neck pillow.  Knee still hurts-ran out of Aleve.  Have wrong gears on my bike-like using wooden racquet to play tennis.  My eyes are swollen– I’m constipated & I feel very NEEDY-POOR Armand today!!!!  HWY 1 takes us through farm land-cows, sheep, goats, horses–Leader stops at turkey farm.  Not going back to take their picture.  See us talking & RUN over (50 turkeys)-right in front of me.  They stand there smiling-take camera out-happy now.  Now have big hill-walking feels better than biking.  U-Hoo-It’s Jean & Lynn-did a side trip & caught us.  Long down hill into Tamales-I feel like flying.  Stop in Pt. Reyes-bike shop-adjust my seat & replace back brakes-eat picnic lunch.  Get off 1-bike through closed state park on nice bike path.  U-Hoo-pass Lynn-Armand & Jean (our leaders)  are  biking side by side–it’s only fair that they each have 1 liability.  Stay at Fairfax Inn ($240) for 2 nights.  Jean lets us have a rest day because she wants to visit the Muir Woods.  Lynn goes to bike store-I go too.  Decide to make a change–buy new seat ($85) & change gears on my bike ($350)–now don’t have excuses. Eat dinner-bike store calls-bike is ready. Relax in Jacuzzi tub-love this room. Talk to my sister Martha-our mom is doing so well she is being kicked out of hospice. I think it’s because she doesn’t want to miss out on the football season. Missing family & being away from home. Looking forward to rest day.
52 MILES 10.7 MPH (3-38 MPH) 4 HRS 50 MIN 3,100 FT ELEVATION