T-3 days as I type. I had a friend fly out for a visit. We leave tomorrow and stop for the day at Magic Mountain to get in one last hurrah before we have to admit we're too old for roller coasters anymore (Truth is, we already are. We're just no ready to admit it). We'll spend the night at my aunt and uncle's house in Thousand Oaks, plan to leave around late morning for the drive down to Oceanside. I am figuring about six hours for the drive. If less, I'll be thrilled, if more, not surprised.

Friday will be check in and bike staging. After that I'm going to see about getting a pass on base. I was stationed out there for three years back in the 90s. It would be nice to visit the old stomping ground.

I'm an eight hour finisher so I don't expect to be done before 3pm on Saturday, unless something really bad happens <cross fingers>. But afterwards, we're planning to just hang out on the beach until sunset. Grab some dinner on the road and head home. Depending on how long it takes us to get across to and up through San Bernardino, I'm expecting about seven hours for the return.