Back to Work (Temporarily!)

After spending a day at the Grand Canyon, we drove through the desert (including what we would call a sand storm in Barstow) to Bakersfield. There we stayed two nights with Ken Gobalet, a friend of Bill's from graduate school (UC Davis) and a biology professor (fish guy) at Cal State Bakersfield . Over the years Ken has done 16 double centuries (two hundred miles in a day rides) and he's still riding seriously. Ken and Bill went out for two morning rides,. He was a gracious host and we had a terrific time. Now Kathy is back to business at the Government Finance Officers Association meeting in Anaheim. She'll be tied up through Monday and then we'll head up the coast to start the ride in another two weeks. Along the way, we'll be seeing friends and family (Bill's), and Bill will be riding in the Bay Area while Kathy gets the air conditioning fixed on the Audi (her highest priority right now). We have had some advice on how to allow for comments on this blog and have followed them. The settings for comments all appear to be correct, but comments are still not allowed. If anyone thinks they can fix this, let us know!!!! bkharm@netzero.net. We welcome your emails and have enjoyed hearing words of encouragement from Rich and Carol. Got a call this morning from neighbor Nancy Brown. (Even though she's still in Worcester, she'll always be a neighbor.) Stay in touch!