Day 99, Post-Op Happy Christmas Day Blues: Sunday, December 25th!
MERRY CHRISTMAS........
Thank you my dear friend and all my love and best wishes to you and
yours as well. Have a fantastic day and we will talk very soon. Xoxo
Merry Christmas Patrick and Corinne and family! Sandee and I could not sing it better.....and with love.....to all there......
[HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT X-MAS. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF MINE. My two sons and the grandkids. Cheereo and Lots of Holiday Hugs Hildi]
Patricio All the best from us!!!! Hope to see you in the New Year. How is your hip? Back in the saddle? Cheers Ben Thank you! I'm sorry I missed your recent visit - and thanks for the lovely calendar from the Okanagan Valley! Hope you are having a very merry Christmas day. Cheers, Patrizzia Merry Xmas to you too Terry and Mary
Merry Christmas to you as well - thanks for the greeting. Trust you had a
pleasant day. Best Wishes for the coming year. Will be in touch once I
get over this nasty virus.
Roma Many thanks patrizio- we had a chaotic day but great fun all the same .
Sara and Heather arrive on 29th - big party on 30th for 100. Wish you
could be there! Love to all xx
Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year, Henryk All the best of the season for you and yours from the Falcon Lake crew
Merry Christmas to you as well - thanks for the greeting. Trust you had a
pleasant day. Best Wishes for the coming year. Will be in touch once I
get over this nasty virus.
Roma Hi Roma and Leonard! Thanks for the lovely card and Christmas/New Year's wishes. Very sorry to hear about your virus. Trust you have a speedy recovery. We leave for home tomorrow, to spend New Year's in Vancouver with close friends, then back to Penticton on January 1st. Healthy New Year to you both and family! Cheers!!!!
Hi All, 2 photos of family night before Jeremy heads off to (near) Kentville, N.S.. Celebrated Xmas and Hannukah. He begins a brand new adventure. 1. Marnie and Chad 2. Chad, Jeremy, Dad, Mom, Marnie A good time was had by all. We will miss him around these parts but looking forward to visiting him in NB, NS these summer. Charlie
Hi Wole! Fabulous, fabulous ride
today so thank you for your more than amiable company! I look forward to
many more rides with you, in the not too, too distant future. Map and Stats for ride:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1495910691#.WGEzvHcQFYg.email
Ayn,
our eldest daughter, as I mentioned, lives on Woodman Avenue, apartment #211. You
will need to call her number to gain access to the
building. Her apartment is on the 2nd floor so take the elevator and
then walk around the courtyard balcony, on the left side after leaving
elevator, right to the end. Her apartment is in the corner, past the stairs. There is a wreath on her door, #211.
As I mentioned, we will be having dinner anytime after 6:00 pm onward so
please drop by whenever it is convenient, given your schedule.
Below,
I have included the links for three rides. The first is the day we met,
the second is yesterday's ride to Simi Valley and the least is our ride
today. By clicking on the link or pasting it into a browser you can
follow the route. I find this feature particularly interesting when
riding in places new to me. Have also included the descriptions I make
for my daily diary. Looking forward to seeing you later. Cheers,
Patrizzio!
Ride 1, Saturday, December 24th!: Up
at 6:30 am, having slept straight through the night. We left the
curtains to our cell-like alcove open so that the minuscule space Ms
Tinsel has us wedged into, forced to inhabit by imperious decree,
remained a perfect temperature for sleep! I digitated away until The Sisterhood was up and about and after Ayn treated us to another of her simply divine scrambled egg/fried sausage and pepper topped taco breakfasts, Chloë and I took off for Big Lots for the final bit of stocking stuffer shopping. Found exactly what we were looking for so after the very successful outing we headed back home. Once there, I immediately suited up and was on the road by 12:30 pm.
What a glorious day! Sun was shining brightly so I really needed my shades! Wind was fairly strong, (21 kph out of the north), but I was in no real hurry as I simply wanted a "stretch" ride for tomorrow's assault on Santa Susannah Pass Road. This being the case I wheeled along, enjoying the day and the quiet bikeway. Few pedestrians, more cyclists, in fact. At any rate, just after crossing Mason Ave I was passed by a chap and noticed, in the same instant, some flashing lights, about a block ahead, on Victory, the blvd which the bikepath parallels, at this point. Became quite clear, as I rode
closer, that there had been an accident and a number of people, police
officers and civilians were gathered around a car that jumped the curb and wide bikepath, crashing into the green metal fence which runs along the dedicated busyway, flattening three or four of the linked panels.
The side of the car was a mess, crunched completely, so I wondered
what might have happened to the driver and any passenger on that side. I
did notice a woman with a bandage over the bridge of her nose as I
inched by. I wasn't sure if I would be allowed to proceed past the damaged vehicle but nobody stopped me so I proceeded. However, chap who had passed me earlier had elected to ride on Victory to avoid scene and then stopped after
he was past to lift his bike over the shrubbery on the blvd to regain
the bikepath. This allowed me to catch up with him and as we rode,
side by each, I mentioned that I had always thought one was safe on the
bikeway. He laughed and said he was always a tad nervous on this
particular stretch as he had seen a number of accidents here, mainly as a result of excessive speed. I noted that I had witnessed many such examples of drivers, weaving in and out of traffic, at breakneck speeds, on the few errand runs I'd made since arriving.
Anyway, we continued to chat, and exchanged names. Wole, (I thought he said "Wally" when we introduced ourselves!), Williams is from Nigeria and a behavioural therapist. Lovely, lovely man. When I
told him I'd be leaving this coming Tuesday he said he'd be interested
in riding together on Monday, if that might work, so using a dental
toothpick he found in his wallet he "wrote" his telephone number on an old business card from an auto dealership. We had stopped on the corner of Canoga, by the major bus interchange there, and none of the people waiting there that we asked had a pen! We had a good laugh at our efforts to exchange numbers!
After I said I'd phone him, once home. (I had simply forgotten that I was carrying Lady Dar's cell! Obviously, I could have punched his number into it and we wouldn't have had to worry about our otherwise laughable efforts.), we said goodbye, he making for Costco for a hot dog, and I to ride to Devonshire. Bit of a slight slog there as it is a slight uphill grade and head wind was breezy. Nevertheless, most enjoyable as the day was so glorious and chance meeting with Wole absolutely delightful.
[Marnie and Chad]
Soon found myself on the last section, Brown's Creek, and no long after, where it intersects with Devonshire. Turned around quickly and started back, more than enjoying whistling along now, the grade and the wind on my side. Even received a few early Christmas presents as I made many of the lights, either invoked by other riders or pedestrians, or in a couple of cases by the buses on the busway. Had to do a kilometre or two once back on Erwin, not for distance but rather to try to push my AVG to 15 kph. Managed to do so on the straightaway there and when I pulled up at the front door Ayn was just back from walking Winston so she let me in. Stats and Map for ride:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1494732042#.WF_tIeiU3k8.email
Ride 2,
Sunday, December 25th! Map and Stats for ride:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1495910691#.WGEzvHcQFYg.email
[Chad, Jeremy, Dad, Mom, Marnie] Patricio,All the best from us!!!! Hope to see you in the New Year. How is your hip? Back in the saddle? Cheers Ben Thank you! I'm sorry I missed your recent visit - and thanks for the lovely calendar from the Okanagan Valley! Hope you are having a very merry Christmas day. Cheers, Patrizzia Thank you my dear friend and all my love and best wishes to you and yours as well. Have a fantastic day and we will talk very soon. Xoxo Dunners and Corinne, Hope you are well. Best wishes to you for Christmas and hope you have a healthy 2017
Love and Hugs Covey and Linda
Hi All, 2 photos of family night before Jeremy heads off to (near) Kentville, N.S.. Celebrated Xmas and Hannukah. He begins a brand new adventure. A good time was had by all. We will miss him around these parts but looking forward to visiting him in NB, NS these summer. Charlie
Season’s Greetings, Friends! I apologize for sending our letter by email this year, and doing so at the last minute to boot. So efficient, but so not-quite-the-same. We hope you are doing well and are tucked in bed, or soon will be, so that Santa can go about his business uninterrupted. We wish you a wonderful holiday season, that you get at least one thing that was high on your list, and wish you the very best in 2017. Ross & Julia Hedley & Family
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