“Bend to Baja” is the story of a surfing and climbing biodiesel-powered road trip along the Oregon, California and Mexican coast.
Enough said, right?
And it doesn’t matter how many rainy Sunday afternoons I sit and soak up this book, I’m always enthralled and inspired.
In fact, I’m ready to pack up the Subaru, throw the boards on the roof, and catch some tasty waves.
Dear Subaru Legacy Station Wagon,
Remember that time I didn’t think we could survive the Bighorn Mountain highway? The 8,000 foot altitude climb, the six feet of snow, and the prevalence of cliffs was enough to make me want to cry. But you did it. You chugged up that mountain (and down again) and only complained a little.
We had some good times, didn’t we?
But, unfortunately, it’s time that you retired from adventuring. I’ll miss your can-do spirit, but not your that’s-not-happening unpredictability. I’ll miss the memories of tailgating, surfboards, and wine in the backseat … but not the worries that I can’t do those again.
It’s a bittersweet goodbye, Roo. But I hope you understand that your younger cousin Subuaru Impreza 2.5 will treat me right.
Love, Amy
My mother went shopping and brought home this fantastic book, “Pints & Purls.”
Not only does this book contain recipes for tasty cocktails and snacks, but the knitting projects include the Drunken Sweater, a Drink-Like-a-Fish Cozy, and a Six-Pack Carrier.
Amazing. Catch me at the bar, pretending to knit well.