Oregon and the Bay Area…

Well now I’ve really gone and done it…yes!
Sometime this Spring I’ll be rolling down the coast of Oregon with my RAGBRAI buddy Erich. It’s going to be a leisurely ride of about 400 miles. We aren’t going to push it and we may even take a day off somewhere along the way…or not. In any case the point isn’t that I’m going, I wrote about that before. The point is that I actually purchased the tickets.
And, because it seemed like a good idea for only $100 or so more, I’m headed to the Bay Area for a few days after the ride. A few days in the Bay Area for only $100…well not exactly. The addition fare for the plane turned out to be about $100. Clearly it’ll cost more to stay there.
Based on a recommendation from in post on the RBW Owners Bunch Google Group I’ll be staying at The Mosser in a tiny little room with a shared bathroom. Intrigued? At the price it’s hard to turn down. The place generally gets rave reviews and the location, as well as the fact that BART station is just down the block sold me. Since I don’t want to get a car while I’m there (really don’t need one with a bike and the BART), it’s perfect.
I’ll know more soon, but it’s done…I’m going and it’s moved beyond the ‘thinking about it’ and the ‘making a decision’ stage. I’m set. Now all I have to do is put in hundreds of miles in prep rides so I don’t die on the hills that are sure to always be in front of me.
Aloha!