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Our luck continued, Crystal Cove had cancellation Friday and we got to stay in Cottage 40 on the beach next to the Los Trancos creek. Cottage 40 Old Crystal Cove then Gallery now information center across the creek from 40.   Raising the Martini flag. A tradition the Beachcomber continues today. Surveying our new shack. Room full-O-Wool! This Deus scarf is soft and warm. Smart people with umbrellas. Toy Jeepster Boardwalk They're going to save most of these to use as rentals. Fog Los Trancos Creek from our deck Peeping Tom cam. Night shot of bridge where umbrella people were. The path from the coffee source. Writing and looking at dolphins (there were a bunch of them). After two days without seeing a motorcycle we had to get out luckily Crystal Cove is twenty miles from home so we made it back in time Saturday to stop by the Farmers Market, look at motorcycles, assemble a shelf in the ki...

Thank you friends for your well wishes and outpouring of support. As you can see we made it. In fact we made it without getting wet. We left Joshua Tree with blue skies and light sprinkling through Yucca Valley. The roads were wet from Yucca Valley to Orange and there was standing water on our driveway. The motorcycles were clean on top with road grime on the bottom and front. Don't know how we missed the storms but we did. A picture of Lori taking a picture of me taking a picture of  baby Cholla cactus. Lori's picture of me taking a picture of a baby Cholla cactus. We scored these at the thrift store for the ride home, they worked! Sportsters at Joshua Tree Inn! Shiny on top dirty on the bottom Since we cut our trip short and weren't miserable from riding in rain we threw our bags in the pickup and hit the road. A few years ago Lori covered a bunch of stories on Crystal Cove. It's a long tale but it ends in the creation of Crystal Cove Co...

We had a great work/fun trip in Phoenix, got to spend time with old friends and met some great people too. Us having fun in downtown Phoenix. This is were you should stay if you like cool old things and you're in downtown Phoenix. Hotel San Carlos   and eat at  Bonjour Vietnam downstairs, the food and people are  fantastic. The tall building on the right is the Hyatt, the lower building is the Convention Center The plan was travel light and go "where the road takes us." At breakfast I looked at the weather and realized there was a storm predicted for the weekend at home...our ultimate destination. We hadn't packed for that and decided to take desert roads back west toward Joshua Tree and try to get back before the storm. Lori at Desert Center with the clouds that come before a Pacific storm. Big desert 29 Palms Highway The fact the plaid in my shirt compliments the gas tank is just another example of my a...

We're spending a few days in Phoenix Arizona for work this week. Not sure where we'll go after work but the weather looks good for the long way home! Freshly serviced and ready to ride. New MX pegs from Burly Brand. These are cool! Lori and a Shaguar at Chiriaco Summit Coffee Shop. Cool Wedgewood travel trailer in Quartzite. This is how they do Valet parking at the Hotel San Carlos in Phoenix.

We love the cold weather here this week. It was 37 degrees when we got up Saturday but it warmed up by the time I made it to the Farmers Market. The best coffee comes from Steve at Drip Stop. The best bread comes from Grampy Pat's Sourdough . The best apples, pears, and cider vinegar come from   Ha's Apple Farm in Tehachapi. Lori was at a baby shower so I took the Porn Sled to Riverside to buy this cool tent I saw on Craigslist. I thought it would be fun to take the G/S on a campout in the desert. It's too big to carry around on a motorcycle but it might make a good house for the G/S if I can figure out how to set it up. If anybody out there knows how to set assemble one of these It's worth a steak dinner at the Tartan Room . I think it's about 50 years old. It's says T-311 Umbrella 10' X 13' Side Room in big letters below the front door. Don't know what brand it is. My attempt at a rugged outdoor lifestyle's on hold 'ti...