Today we took a day off big O, and hung around Boise. I started out at the coffee shop, walking there in 40 degree weather and 40mph winds. Ran into some culture shock when I got there. This wasn't the same old grind on the bike, but it was a new grind of coffee. There were yuppies on laptops, KBCO type music, magazines on coffee tables with couches to sit on. A pile full of current newspapers, and bike posters and autographed jerseys on the wall. Quite a change from the geezer diners with the bar stools and linoleum topped tables with pickup trucks outside. This was a modern coffee boutique, with coffee like Tanzanian, Kenyan, and Nigerian, the ranchers drank Folgers and Maxwell House. I had a scone, a few days ago the waitress would have asked me if I wanted sausage gravy on it. Yes, the can had handicap rails and a toilet that had been cleaned since last summer. I spent about 2hrs there while Laura had her massage, till I had the jitters. The lawn outside has a sign on the doggie poo glove dispensers that say "get a grip" and I thought that last week that would have meant to grab the closest udder.
We walked to the Idaho history museum and had a fine day overall. Tomorrow we plan to make it to Fairfield, Idaho, but the roads are a little sketchy. We may just get lost. All part of the adventure.
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Yes we did walk to the museum (and to a yummy lunch)---NINE MILES round trip. My hip is much better thanks to the massage from Leslie but now I have a blister.....I tell you, hangin with the FON is never easy.
Hi Larry and Laura,
Really enjoyed reading your daily adventures - they are quite funny!
Maybe you should consider comedy routines in your retirement. BTW the pictures from your camera are very clear and crisp. Have a good one and see ya soo, Rick S.
slacking on the photos are we?
One would think that adventure journalists would be a little better in the photo department.
Ditto Dee! Do I have to remind you of my ugly grey cube walls again?! Photos PLEASE :)
Love the blogs. I, too, read them every morning right when I plug into work!
ok ok, I get the message about the photos. This little laptop we carry sucks in the photo dept, and I can't figure it out. But if my public demands it......
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