A few weeks ago I went to pick up a one way rental to drive to the start of a 3-day tour down the Delaware River. I was really looking forward to it for a third year in a row. The guy at the counter of the rental agency checks me in and gives me the keys. As I am about to drive the car off the lot, the security guard at the gate notices that my license had expired a month previously. So much for that idea. Fortunately, I was able to take an out and back trip over the long Easter weekend..

Once got off a ferry in WA and left my Camelback hanging on a fence post. Fortunately, I rode only 3 flat miles before I noticed it was missing.

Near disaster in Andalucia. I was in the middle of hilly nowhere when I stopped to reload the camera. The extra roll of film was in a fanny pack that I kept in a pannier. That pack also contained my wallet with all my cards and passport. After taking a few shots I started a bumpy descent. Not long into it, I thought I heard a car and looked back. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the fanny pack sitting precariously on the top of my left rear pannier. It would have certainly fallen off. To this day I am paranoid about forgetting to put back my wallet after I have taken it out.