Medford, Or, in the morning, Chico,CA in the evening. The ride down was pretty long and I felt like I was being pushed by the weather the whole way. It wasn't until I was about 20 miles north of Redding before I was able to get out from under the clouds.
I had thought that I had a place lined up in Chico but never got a confirmation so, when I pulled off I-5 to check for a message from the woman who'd contacted me, you might understand my momentary unhappiness. But right at the moment I turned my thoughts to finding tent space in Redding,I received another invitation from a guy named, Tom G. I called the number he gave me and I headed over after getting directions. Turns out that he offered me a pickup camper to stay in for a few days! I have to say that I'm honored by such kindness and generosity as the hosts on couchsurfing.org display.
We chatted for a short time and he even loaned me the use of his computer to find a place to go dancing tonight. He had a date with his girl so we each went our own ways. After changing clothes, I went to Studio 1 dance studio for an evening of "club ballroom."
It's a pleasant studio with a fairly large floor. I had the honor of dancing with the manager, a beautiful young woman named, Kai-lee (spelled phonetically). Very interesting woman; she is apprenticed to be a wild animal trainer. She said it takes 12 to 14 years to get licensed and she is in year 5. She gets to work with lions, tigers, and bears, "__ __!" ; -) I thought it interesting and amusing that the bouncer...eh, "customer relations expert" was named Leo. A very intelligent and personable fellow.
And now, though there is more that I could easily write, I'm going to get ready for sleep so that I can get up early enough to twist at the farmers market tomorrow/today.
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