Monthly Archives: July 2011

SMCNHA Bean Hollow Walk

Posted on July 27, 2011 by carolyn

When April and I went camping in Half Moon Bay last month, I picked up a flyer for the San Mateo Coast Natural History Association.   I quickly donated my $35 membership fee and became a proud SMCNHA member, as I … Continue reading →

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July progress report

Posted on July 16, 2011 by carolyn

What’s Going On? I seem to have skipped a June progress report entirely.  Bad blogger! I feel like I’ve made huge improvements since my May progress report.  Let’s look into that.

Posted in Ruptured Disc Adventures | 3 Comments

Camping: Portola Redwoods State Park

Posted on July 11, 2011 by carolyn

OK, now that we have that nastiness with the minivan out of the way (“Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how’d you like the play?”), I can post about the nice part of our weekend: our annual camping trip to Portola … Continue reading →

Posted in Camping, Ninja 250, VStrom | 7 Comments

Peter vs Minivan

Posted on July 10, 2011 by carolyn

So, on the importance of wearing your motorcycle gear — Peter was hit by a minivan yesterday. What happened? We had been out camping on Friday night and were heading to a lunch spot on our way home.   The … Continue reading →

Posted in VStrom | 15 Comments

A real ride to work!

Posted on July 2, 2011 by carolyn

When I saw New Back Doc on Thursday evening, he did my 8-week exam (more on that in a future post) and said I should be good to try riding twice a week.  I asked if I could ride to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ninja 250, The Daily Grind | 4 Comments