Sunday

The Tour started yesterday. This year they begin in the Northwest section of the country and journey counter clockwise around the country, ending as always in Paris. The first week is basically for the sprinters, the mountains coming in the second and third weeks. Where the overall favorites will go at one another on the big hills.

Saturday was another great day of FFF. We got 4 out onto the golf course for the first time ever. She did ok, and had some pretty good shots on the last couple of holes. 3 showed a little rust.

Saturday evening was spent at the River Bandits baseball game. Really not a bad game, although the seventh inning got long, long, long. Ryne Sandberg is the manager of the Peoria team. He seemed very detached from the game. I never saw him speak the entire game. Not even to his own players. Including the time he went to the mound to replace pitchers. I suppose that he has developed some thick skin from all the solicitations that he gets when he might seem available to the public. That and the general joyous experience of minor league baseball.

Our out-of-town guests headed back to their homes this AM. 3 and James on Amtrak out of Princeton, Illinois. 1 and 1.1 and their canine by car to the TC.

Pictures from the weekend should be available tomorrow.

Summer hit with some high around 90 today. It is July. Just 26 days to Tahoe.

Hope everyone has a great week.

BCOT