Summer has arrived! Steve and I did a Saturday “solstice” ride in the morning. Nice easy 18 miler out to the end of the trail and back. Good ride. Right at the end, by the Isherwood bridge, there was a HUGE tree branch that had fallen onto the trail. There was another cyclist there trying to move it out of the way. Not only was the branch HUGE, it was wedged tight between two other branches. We were working it, trying different things. By the time we got it out and moved off the trail, there were about eight guys helping. Our good deed for the day!
We were supposed to head to Healdsburg in the afternoon to attend a summer solstice party hosted by good friends Pat and Sue. Barb was having some problems with her legs. Cramping and aching, she took a muscle relaxer and slept away the rest of Saturday. Sunday morning it was up and out early for the 9:30 mass at Holy Spirit. Team Vandenbusch was going to head to Santa Cruz later to exercise the dogs and enjoy a bit of the day. 
Barb was feeling a little better so we decided to join them. Over the hill and to the coast and over to Hidden beach. The dogs played in the surf for a while, then we had a nice little picnic (thanks Vicky!) at the little park right off the beach. Great summer day on the coast. After that we drove over to the beach that Barb and I usually hang out at when we go to Santa Cruz. We parked over by the Crow’s Nest and took the dogs for a little walk on the beach, watched a little of the world go by, and then headed back over the hill. We stopped in Los Gatos for a burger before we hit the road for home.
Any day that includes church, the beach AND hamburgers has to be good.
It was good. Real good.
