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| Previously on this road |
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| B before |
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| B after finding out this journey is not over |
Came to the general conclusion that one of the best things I can do after a day on the highway and after supper is to share Nabisco Honey Grahams with S and B as the day winds down regardless of the location or weather. But other than that the events of the day are as follows:
Left Refugio camp about 9 after breaking out S's new mini stove to fry the bread and the eggs due to the fact that we used up all our regular propane last night using the heater. Took extra time to find a place where they would refill a propane bottle rather exchange one for another one. Took 4 tries specifically. Soon after the refill we left 101 to engage with the 133 over the hills past Lake Casitas to Ojai and the driveway and home of Skip and Sheila on Lion Street in the eclectic heart of downtown O. After a hearty welcome we strolled to the Sage restaurant and enjoyed a pleasant lunch under the sycamores but somehow just outside the radar of the staff for which neglect we were gifted an almond croissant and a pumpkin muffin. We scattered later and I suffered an absolute spastic moment when, having failed to properly thread my right pedal into my right crank arm, it fell off in the street and had absolutely cross-threaded the crank to the point I could not by hand screw the pedal in. Skip saved the day by taking me to his old bike shop job bike shop and wherein Ron assessed my situation and gave me a deep lesson on what I would need to do to carry on bikewise. Back to Java Joe's and a chat with Trumper Randy and Dutch Nancy. This outing was closed with our evening drinks and dinner back on Lion Street and some stories of old times. B attended in house and all was satisfactory.
