A continuation of yesterday's post:

My wife and I left the Capitol and rode 6 blocks to day care (and I was very impressed at her sprint to catch the light!), where we picked up the twins. She said the first thing they said was "Bicycle!"

Then we took a fairly circuitous route to avoid downtown traffic madness. First we went through the Amtrak station parking lot, where we stopped to watch the train arrive. Then through Old Sac, following a touristy horse and buggy, along the river for a couple of miles, and then wound through Land Park over to Curtis Park. About a half mile from home, we saw Sr. Paletero (our local Mexican popsicle guy), so we had to stop for a cool treat. It was the absolute best commute ever.