Much to our dismay, money don’t grow on cactus
Monday, February 16th, 2009Day 16: Me, Sophiebee might have gotten a little sunstroke in 90210. I dont know if it was the LA bling or seeing Kelley Taylor and Donna Martins college beachhouse. either way, it wasnt purty. Slept under baywatch beach tower.
Day 17: LongBeach long haul. Met my brother Gabey Pie for hot eats and cool treats. Apocalyptic winds sailed us thru bourgie beach towns to Dana Point
Day 18: B-fast at Denny’s, shared the Grand Slam! Made it (almost) to San Diego. two words: wrong turns. Rode thru our first military base, (twice), Camp Pendelton. Made it to Carlsbad, just north of the city. Another soggyhappy wakeup.
Day 19: Scattered sun showers, and interval training thru 10% grade in San Diego parks and backroads. First host from warmshowers, kickin live and uncut with big meals and big smiles.
Day 20 and 21: Sitcom went dramatic miniseries, (and back again). The bumpin beats from my new crank-up TRANSISTOR RADIO had us tapping our toes, hitting the reset button, and making quick decisions to take sunrise bus over the San Diego mountains, and into the Arizona desert. We did a quick and flat 30 miles and landed in at Desert Dugs Pizza where we got our first flavor of AZ hospitality. one word: MICROTEL. nicest motel had by gypsies, tramps and thieves
Day 22: Another flat 40 miles to Sentinel, AZ. Met sweet and wholesome Dona Carmen who let us pitch our shits in the back of her bodega. Return of the Mack after dinner dance party. TRANSISTOR RADIOS=YES
Day 23:Gila Bend. met muralist. ate medjools. Had our first meet an greets wit desert people, the tall an mighty Saguaro Cactus.
Day 24: Rhody got two, count em, two flats in 10 miles. why me arizona?
Day 25: Tohono Nation Res Ride. flat and tiresome, until Creedence Clearwater pulled us up by our toestraps. TRANSISTOR RADIO! Rhody busted flat again, her spirits were deflated. Res Ranger Wayne, a kindly gent, gave us big mile hitch to Tucson city limits. two words: pizza delivery
Day 26/Day27: Tucson, few words, blue eyed beauts, african roots, adobe mansion, bikin boulevards, Sophie’s first fall, Vel and Art’s soul food BBQ, 2 pints ben an jerry’s, 2 happy zero days. Second host thru warm showers, BIG UP Esteban and Patricia for the squat an gobble home stay. I heaht Tucson like I heaht RI,VT,S.F.
*Valentine’s Day Tears, Siggy Harris passed (sophiebees gramps). Big Ups to insatiable appetites, we’ll be eatin cheezeits an chocolate covered marshmallows in his honor.
Day 28: Monday, Lenny’s flyin into Tucson! This day mahks Lenny’s Big Adventure Bike Tour with Mickey, Jerry, Betty, and the DreamMachine. A couple a wize guys an a motley crew.
sophiebee