No wonder I'm tired...

[Bike Goddess]

Cindy Sue- Bugs bad. Rain bad! People good. Scenery good. 2 for 2.

I know how you feel about campsites and noise. Sometimes others just don't care OR don't realize they are keeping everyone else up, OR are obilvious to the rest of the world (my preferred answer). Maybe you should invest in some (don't like, but use when needed) earplugs. I get the wax ones. Used them on the AIDS ride last year and it did help with the extraneous noise. At least I could sleep which is important when you've got a ride to do the next day!

I don't know what's worse- riding in the rain (which you both must be sick of by this time since it seems to be more rain than sun) or riding in the heat (we're having a hot spell back here in N California). Must have been about 100 degrees this AM in Walnut Creek, and that was just in the morning!

Thanks for all the updates, much appreciated!

[Lise]

Yeah... that's why I went to the doctor. He pretty much said it was not anything scary. My sister thinks it's shingles?!?! But shouldn't that itch?

Nova Scotia is incredibly beautiful and the people are wicked nice for the most part. Everyone we have dealt with has been very kind and helpful. Maybe they feel badly for us 'cause we're insane.

V.

Hey, V, somehow I missed that you went to the doctor. Glad to hear it. It could be shingles. For some people they're very painful, no itching.

I think of Nova Scotians as "my people", though my great-grandfather left there as a young man. I still have distant relatives there. Glad they're all treating you well. Perhaps they have a soft spot for the mentally ill...

Hope the rain and skeeters ease up. CS, I am deeply impressed that you held off 'til 4 AM to tell those morons to shut up.

Looking forward to the pix! L.