Bike Rides and Visits with Friends…

We continue to enjoy our stay in Fremont, as we trike around our old haunts and see good friends. We’re still at the Elks Lodge which is centrally located and economical. 

Sunday we triked over to Palo Alto to see our friend, Judie. Weather was supposed to be pleasant, but we triked through a heavy mist that turned into rain drops. But the temperatures were warm, so by the time the drops stopped and we got over the Dumbarton Bridge, we were dry again. We had a lovely time sharing lunch with Judie and catching up with all her news.

On our way back across the bay we were treated to some amazing scenery. The clouds are unusual for this time of year.

This is looking across at Moffett Field. The dome is what is left of the huge hanger.

These are photos of the old railroad bridge across the bay.

Yesterday we got the chance to see our friend Carol. Paula had a morning dentist appointment, so we arranged to meet at Mission Coffee to begin our ride. Carol rides a Lightning P38 (a two wheeled recumbent) that I used to own. Both of us were on our trikes. We made quite an impression on traffic as we traversed Fremont to get to the Lazy Dog restaurant in Newark. We chose this site for their outdoor seating.

After a late lunch we headed back to Mission Coffee via the Alameda Creek Trail so Carol could get her car. Of course we still needed to traverse Fremont, but the trail was much more pleasant than riding on the streets.

Then we rode back to the Elks Lodge to show Carol our trailer and lend her some cleat parts for her Bebop pedals. 

Next it was a fast shower so we could have dinner with Diane and Steve. It’s always great to see them. Diane is a bit ambivalent about retiring because she has so enjoyed her 39 years of service to the district. We keep telling her how much she’ll enjoy retirement, but she has to get into the swing of retirement to believe it.

Today we decided to be grownups and do some of the grocery shopping we’ve been wanting to do to get the trailer ready to head to TaterTOT later this week. And we got to see Lynette and Larry. Paula & Lynette organized the Fremont Freewheelers Cinderella Classic Training Rides over 30 years ago! It was great to see them both and catch up.

We appreciated taking a day off from triking. In the last week we’ve covered over 126 miles. We know we have to be ready to ride with Sylvia — now there is a woman with stamina! We meet up with her a TaterTOT and begin our trek towards the east coast together.

More news as we make it…