California


San Diego, May 11

hello everyone! a week from Monday, Felipe and I will be leaving from Florence, Oregon to begin our 3 month bike trip across the country. with our portable emailer in hand, we intend to write to everyone on this list daily with reports of our adventures as we ride across America, and we hope to hear from you all very often. you can email us at this address from now on.  visits along the route are always welcome, and feel free to join us on your bike for any length of the route (I won't hold my breath on that happening!). if you'd like to be taken off this list, let me know right away. in addition, I'll be sending everyone out our cell phone number, and we'll set up a set time each day so anyone can call us and chat. that's all for now, but much love to all and we hope to be hearing from everyone. peace!
-Darren and Felipe


Los Angeles, May 17

a few updates from the cyclists. to Felipe's friends who have not received mail from this address, darrenbates@pocketmail.com will be his new email address until further notice. we would love to hear from you all while we are on our trip. Darren and Felipe have activated our new cell phone that we will bring with us on our trip. the number is (818) 261-2101.felipe's old number, 642-9795 will be cancelled on may 22nd. We will have the phone on from 8pm to 9pm every evening beginning may22nd while we are out on the road, so call us and chat everyone!  if cellular coverage is scattered and u can't reach us, leave a voice mail or email and we'll call back soon. bye for now!
-Darren & Felipe


San Francisco, May 22

hello all. right not we're on our 8th hour of our 27 hour bus ride from LA to Florence, Oregon. after cruisin in style through the ritzy and chic cities of the San Joaquin valley; Tracy, Tulare, Pixley, and Los Banos to name a few, we should be in San Fran shortly, and then its a mere 19 hours to our destination! A word of advice for prospective travelers. don't be penny pinchers like felipe and I and take one of dem flyin' machines. more to follow...just had to vent my restlessness....more complaining to follow!

-Darren & Felipe