Post San Fran

Sorry for the lack of posts from California, my laptops internet capabilities kinda died. The rest of the trip was pretty sweet. Walking through Chinatown during the Chinese New Year was almost epic, getting around at least. Another trip down to Fishermans Wharf to let Brendan check out a couple more ships and what not. Driving around just about all of downtown with Ben navigating from the passenger seat. "Oh I want you to turn left here " while I'm sitting in the middle lane. Lets just say a few traffic laws were broken that night. To broaden our food horizons we ate some REAL sushi, the way it's suppose to be prepared and taste. The sushi was on little boats that floated around the sitting area and you could grab whatever you wanted off the boats. We were planning on spending our last night out on the town but Ben wasn't feeling the greatest so we called it a night. We went home and watched "Triplets of Belleville" which was a pretty cool cartoon movie about cycling. All in all it was an awesome trip to relax and clear the mind before another semester of school.

I did manage to ride my bike while I was in Cali so I didn't feel like a complete slug. The plan was to wait for Ben to get done with work and go for a ride later in the evening but he started to feel sick. I suited up knowing I would be soaked by the time I got back even with a rain jacket. It was getting dark fast to keep things interesting too. I rode down the back side of the mountain and around the little national park to come close to 2 hours. Descending in the dark with a small HID light in the rain was actually a lot of fun once I got used to it. I have a video of the road I went down that I took the next day to give an idea of how sick the road is. Climbing back to Ben's crib was a lot easier than I thought it would be; I felt really smooth in my cadence and had a low HR most of the way. Core training seems to be paying off big time. I did manage to get a little lost on my way back in town which was fine by me. Riding up the front side of the mountain was a lot steeper and had more switchbacks to top off a sick ride. It's too bad we don't have climbs like that here in Wisco!

Now it's back to the Arctic weather here in Sheboygan and another semester of school. Hopefully we get some fresh snow soon so I can get in some quality skiing for Birkie training. Here's more pics from San Fran and Cali to remind us there is sunshine and warmer weather to come eventually.

Post Office in the middle of the woods on the backside of the mountain.