Best friends Dave and Mar­cia came to San­ta Bar­bara from their home in Texas to par­take with class­mates in a 50th anniver­sary reunion of their all grad­u­at­ing from USCB. This pre­sent­ed the oppor­tu­ni­ty for Dave and I to go for a bike ride togeth­er after a 30 year rid­ing gap, Dave on the same bike he had at that time. Mar­cia, Dave, and I had a nice break­fast vis­it at Max’s restau­rant then Dave and I went out for a 35 mile spin thru Hope Ranch, UCSB, Coal Oil Point, and back. When we returned the three of us chat­ted on for anoth­er hour or so talk­ing about old times and present times, includ­ing catch­ing up on what has been hap­pen­ing with their two sons; Mark and Brian.

Dave and I were best friends for the 70’s into the 80’s when I moved to San­ta Bar­bara. The bond remains regard­less of time and place. We lived in La Cana­da at the time and were sep­a­rat­ed by about 4 blocks. We jogged most week­day morn­ings togeth­er for years, rode our bikes in all dif­fer­ent direc­tions and dis­tances, and I spent count­less hours with them in their home along with their two sons. I felt very much like extend­ed family.

Wonderful, warm memories.