California Dreamin'

Current Location: San Francisco, California; Total Miles Traveled: 3,364 Miles.

Hello from San Francisco!!!!!!!!

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Holy cow! I can not believe that we MADE IT all the way to California!!! And, on a Harley too! HOT DOG!

Today was a great day for motorcycle riding, and we were so lucky to make it an entire day without any weather like we've had for the last few days. Remember that we stayed in ghetto town last night? Well this morning, I was trying to upload some of our pictures and so because I was busy doing that, Ricky handled all the packing this morning. Okay, so, ladies, you can back me up when I say that flat irons are very expensive. Very expensive. Well, we left the hotel early this morning, and five minutes later, I realized "oh shoot!" we forgot my water! So we went back to get it, and oh my gosh, I opened up the fridge and there it was... my flat iron in the fridge! I don't know what in this world Ricky was smokin' or snortin' but he put it in the fridge. When I walked outside with it in my hand, his jaw dropped. "Where was THAT?!" He better be glad we found that BEFORE we left Nevada. Oh my gosh! It would have been bad. Very bad if he had left it there. So bad, in fact, that I would have learned to drive that motorcycle, and I would have left that fool in Nevada!! :) Just kidding. But, I probably would have made him take me to Sally's so I could buy another one. :) Or so that he could buy me one, maybe. :) Wink, wink!!

Nevada is very pretty. Ricky really didn't like it very much. He said it was boring, but I thought it was cute! Cold as heck, but a very cute state.

Okay, so then, we crossed into California, and honey, let me tell you... California is GORGEOUS!! Especially the mountians. Just beautiful. We stopped for lunch at a McDonald's, and Lord knows there was a bum outside with a sign that said "I'm hungry." And, would you believe it?! Someone actually stopped and gave him money. He came inside, had a burger, and went back out and held up the sign again. And, let me just say that when I said he came inside, that means that he WALKED inside -- so he is fully capable of getting a job and not standing on the side of the road. So, as we're about to pull off, I leaned into Ricky's ear and said "hey, let's tell him to get a job." Ricky laughed and told me not to say that because I would "get US killed!!!!!!!!" So of course, I said it. As we were about to pull off, I turned around, looked him in the face and shouted as loud as I could "GEEEEEEEEEET A JOBBBBB!!!!!!!!!!!" I don't know if he heard my words, but honey, he sure heard my tone of voice. If you're reading this Lazy McDonalds Bum in Truckee, California, please get a job! Work at McDonald's and then you can eat all the fries you want. Then, you don't have to hold a sign and you won't have to be hungry. You're there all the time anyway, might as well get paid for it.

Then, we had a very odd thing happen to us. This slang talkin' guy with a long beard (who shall remain nameless because I fear for my safety otherwise!) stopped us at a gas station to tell us that if we ever needed "a tow" to call him, and he would call his people to hook us up. That should have been a warning because I sure don't have "people" so obviously, something is odd with this situation. He gave us a business card with a swastika and a motorcycle gang (yikes!) on it. Good gracious! I know my pink kodak camera, and cute little pig tails hair strike most people as "ganster" but we sure ain't trying to be in no gang honey!!!

California's gets the award for worst road system in the entire world. Seriously. We got airborn a couple of times by accident, and it is all because of the potholes and bumps in the roads.

Dear California,
Can you please use the $4 you charged us as a toll to fix a pot hole or two? That would be great - thanks!

Tomorrow, I hope we are able to vist my uncle and aunt who live here in California. I hope it isn't as cold tomorrow. Tonight, it was unreal how cold it was.

Before we leave the west, I am going to ride a horse. Someone send me ideas of where I can do that between California and Texas!!!

Good night!
Amy and Ricky