Not a lot of miles, but a whole lot of climbing; almost 6,000 feet,
but we made it.

It looked like rain in La Mesa, but it held out long enough for us
to get to East County. It got sunnier as the day progressed.

There are so many people to thank.

First of all, all the people who came to the trolley station, not to
ride, but just say good-bye, and wish us well.

Then of course there were the cyclist from the Wednesday group who
rode with us to Alpine and joined us for lunch at the Bread Basket,
with a special thanks to Jeff Gianformaggio who led us out of La
Mesa avoiding all the rush hour traffic. And then there was the
Bonnie Brennan fan club who drove up to Alpine just to also join us
for lunch and see us off.

And of course no cross country trip would be seems right without the
stop over at Marge Cooper's, who provided us all with a wonderful
supper and her warm hospitality. And lastly another special thanks
to Sharon Lisa and Danielle Gillian Goodis, who drove all the way to
Pine Valley to join us for a last supper before we are out of range,
and to bring the various items we forgot to pack.

Tomorrow we leave for either El Centro or Brawley, depending on the
winds and traffic.

Eric Goodis