Sequoia Park Camp-out
I pulled in across the street from our normal starting spot with at least 90 seconds to spare, bike fully loaded for 2 nights in Sequoia National Park. Tom was waiting, as was Dave G. No Carl. Oh well, Carl knows where we are going (breakfast at the Cozy Cup) and can meet us there. Dave G. was along just for the (expensive) ride to breakfast.
Expensive? Dave is now in possession of another R1100RS (less a working transmission) just to get a replacement for the saddle-bag that fell off of his bike someplace between Burlingame and Hollister. Dave was riding in the back; neither Tom nor I saw the bag fall off.
As expected, Jerry Carl joined us shortly after we ordered breakfast. He didn't see Dave's wayward bag, either. After breakfast we said goodbye to Dave, the three campers heading south on 25 to 198 and Coalinga. After a gas stop, that is.
At rest and fuel stop in Coaling we decided that we would skip lunch in Visalia, instead continuing on to Three Rivers where we'd fuel up again for riding in the park on Saturday and pick up any needed supplies. This would get us to the camp ground sooner, perhaps offering a better selection of camp sites. In any case none of us were hungry after the large breakfast we had.