You're Invited to the Farewell PABadger Ride & Bash

[jobob]

Please join us in sending off Dr. Badger in fine style on Sunday, September 2 with a short yet scenic ride from San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge thru Sausalito & Tiburon, culminating at the the Marin Brewing Co in Larkspur, conveniently located near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal.

After a celebratory repast, we'll take the Larkspur Ferry back to SF, and those of us who started off at the Sports Basement will have a short ride back to the Presidio.

Those of you who don't want to ride could meet us at the Marin Brewing Co.
For instance, you could take BART to Embarcadero station in San Francisco and take the ferry to & from Larkspur, or, drive directly to the Marin Brewing Co. in Larkspur (which is near the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge).

For the riders:
Let's try to meet up at the Presidio Sports Basement around 10am, for a rollout by 10:30. It's about a 25 mile ride to Larkspur. Allowing for suitable photo ops and general lollygagging, our estimated time of arrival at the Marin Brewing Co. is somewhere between 1 and 1:30(?)
[edited] BikeGoddess plans to take the Vallejo Ferry to the SF Ferry Terminal and ride over to the Presidio, which she guesstimates should take about 30 minutes.

For the non-riders:
Here's the ferry schedule for Labor Day Weekend and here's the webpage for the Marin Brewing Co. Plan to be there around 1 or 1:30 ?

Can we have a headcount?

I'll start: LeeBob & I will be riding, and we'll start at the Presidio Sports Basement.

[DrBadger]

I will be there! Can't miss my own party

I will be leaving from the Sports Basement in the Presidio.

I will check with Amie to see if she is interested in coming and let you know.

Thanks all for organizing!
See you all on Sunday!
Ellen

[maillotpois]

My plan is to meet you en route somewhere. If I get dreadfully behind in my life, I'll just meet you at the brewery.

[snapdragen]

I'll be in the bar.......

[five one]

Sigh... one of these days I'll make it to a Bay Area TE gig, but can't this time. I hope you all have a great day and I look forward to seeing pictures.

[Trekhawk]

I will be there! Can't miss my own party

I will be leaving from the Sports Basement in the Presidio.

I will check with Amie to see if she is interested in coming and let you know.

Thanks all for organizing!
See you all on Sunday!
Ellen

Hey Ellen
I am sorry that I wont be able to make it to your goodbye ride. I hope you have fun with the gang and a safe trip (with all the holidays on the way) to Texas.

[Bike Goddess]

I'm planning to come over on the Vallejo Ferry which docks at the Ferry Building at 9:45. I will call someone (I need a cell # please) when I get off the ferry so you will have a better idea as to when I should be at the Sports Basement. Since the bridge is closed, I'm expecting a lot of people on the ferry so it might take me a bit longer to off board. (I have MP's but she sounds like she's not going to come over to SF)

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Nancy

[jobob]

Ooops sorry, Nancy, I misunderstood your earlier post.

I'll PM you my cell number.

[jobob]

bump?

[snapdragen]

bumpity

[aka_kim]

Sorry, I can't make it. But Ellen, you will need to post pix and a story about all your upcoming adventures! Hope everything goes well with the move and the job. And remember, if you can ride 100 miles of Holstein, you can do "just about anything" . Hope you stay on the board after things settle.

[DrBadger]

Hello all! Soooo looking foward to Sunday!

Thanks for the well whishes from those of you who can't come, and yes, I will be sure to post updates and photos from my travels and as I get settled in Houston.

Well, I got my last signatures on Thursday, printed out all the copies of my dissertation today, and have started cleaning out my desk area. I turn in my dissertation on Tuesday and then I am officially a Dr! (Well, pending university review according to the letter I will get , the degree will be officially conferred near the end of Sept)

See many of you on Sunday!
Ellen

[bikerz]

Just back from a week's vacation , followed by a harried 2 days in the office - whew!

Melissa and I are planning on meeting you all at the Brew Pub (we'll look for the up-ended lemon drop glasses and assume Snap is somewhere behind them! )

Sadly, we won't be on the ride - I'm still off the bike for tail-bone and ankle problems, and Mel is still nursing her shoulder

Snap - when are you planning on being at the pub, and by what mode of transportation will you be arriving?

[snapdragen]

I'm going to take BART (from Millbrae) up to the Embarcadero, then the ferry to Larkspur. I'm thinking of getting up there earl (9ish - 9:30), so I can wander the Ferry Building for a while. I'm in need of a new Scharffen-Berger t-shirt, due to an errant grease spatter. A definate stop at Peets, and possibly breakfast at the Mijita. I want to catch the 11:30 ferry to Larkspur.

Ferry Departs SF Terminal 11:30 *
Ferry Arrives Larkspur 12:20 *

[jobob]

It was a fun ride and the lunch was a blast!

PABadger, BikeGoddess, LeeBob and I started out from the Sports Basement at the Presidio, and rode over the Golden Gate Bridge. Ellen & I stopped a lot for photo opps and general sightseeing since it was her first time riding over the bridge. Luckily, the bridge wasn't very crowded so it was a really nice ride over.

Here's PAB (Ellen) checking out the scenery:



We took the back route via Ft. Baker into Sausalito, and we were treated to this stunning view of the bridge:


Going through Sausalito we managed to wend our way around the meandering tourists and avoid the kamikaze parkers, and we met up with maillotpois on the other end of town. She led us up the path towards Mill Valley and took us on a new (for us) route into Tiburon.

We went around the bay side of the Paradise loop, which was a very nice route indeed:
(l to r: jobob, maillotpois, PABadger, & BikeGoddess)



We reached the Marin Brewing Co in Larkspur where Snap, BikerZ and Mel were patiently awaiting our arrival.


We had a very fun lunch, then all of us (sans MP) boarded the ferry for the ride back to SF:
(Back row: Snap, BikerZ, & jobob; front: PABadger - clearly amused by something! - MelissaM, & BikeGoddess)





Lots of laughs were shared this day:




We hung out a bit at the Ferry Building (gelato, yum....), then Lee, Ellen and I negociated the crowds up Embarcadero thru Fisherman's Wharf and across Ft. Mason back to Chrissy Field & the Sports Basement.

A few more photos are here

A fun sendoff for a lovely person.