Hi again,  On September 5, we left on a road trip with Charlie to drive the Lake Superior Circle Tour, which is a 1,300-mile self-guided tour around the world's largest freshwater lake.   Our first stop was Duluth, MN. We brought our new Letric bikes, so we stopped outside of Canal Park to unload them. Little did we know, we were setting ourselves up for a pickpocketing experience.    Here’s the story…. We unloaded our bikes and I threw my purse with my phone in the outside pocket in the basket of my bike.  I  went back to truck to get Charlie in his backpack.   Corp was outside of truck still getting things ready.  A  guy walked up to him and asked if he had an extra shirt.  The guy was very distinctive looking.  He was very disheveled, with no shirt or shoes, shorts held up with rope, holding a can of white spray paint, and his feet were sprayed painted white.  He was standing by bikes and asked if we liked them. ...

Hi again -  On May 21, we left Los Angeles and continued driving up the Pacific Coast Highway. We made it as far as San Luis Obispo.    Lots of agricultural fields along the way.   We stopped at a roadside stand and bought the best tasting strawberries. The coastline along the drive was stunning...in this case a railroad track next to the water. We stopped to have pizza for dinner.  We were shocked to pay $50+ for a pizza that was about the size of an 8" x 10" cake pan.  It was also our first experience with tipping when ordering at the cash register.  This was a sit-down restaurant.  We think you should tip after receiving service and good.....not before.     And it didn't taste very good either. On May 22, we continue our trip to San Francisco.    Along the way, we stopped in San Simeon and toured the Hearst Castle.  It is a National Historic Landmark that was built by William Randolph Hearst, a publishing...