Big Long Ride

Yesterday Tom and I met Mark & Robin at their house for a long ride...longer than any ride that we have done at this time of the year. We did the I-205 to Interstate Bridge Ride or what I call Bridge to Bridge which was 39 miles for Tom and I starting from our house. It was a perfect day, almost warm and we even sat outside at the Heritage Place Starbucks. We thought it was the sun that was keeping us warm until we found that there are heaters above the outside tables! Now that is fancy!

Outside of M & R's House

Tom' took a self-portrait while he was waiting for us to return with the beverages

Getting ready to head out again Ooooh....pretty bikes!

Starbucks

During our weekend get-away to Seattle I decided I wanted to get pictures of the Starbucks that we saw during our travels on foot.

Surprisingly, the only "shop" we visited was the one outside of the Borders on 4th and even then, it was not a regular cafe.

Starbucks Crash Ordeal

On the evening of June 3, Tom and I were sitting at "our" Starbucks when a mini-van type vehicle popped over the curb thing, knocked over the disabled parking sign and came crashing thru the window which caused quite a scene inside the store. Tom and I were seated near the crash site, although Tom was sitting in the way of the van trying to get into the store. Fortunately, he was not hurt very badly, just strained muscles as far as we could tell and I was an emotional wreck for a few days following.

After some searching the local news websites, it was said that the driver of the van had broken his foot the week before and his leg wasn't responding correctly. Hellooo, if the foot is broken, maybe try to not drive.

Anyway, that was a couple of weeks ago and things are finally back as they should be. We no longer sit in the comfy chairs in the corner, but at least we are back and enjoying coffee beverages and our friends there.