The very early morning of Day 1 of our walk
The team is ready to go at 4:30am! And off we go …
Team “Hope For Hooters” is getting ready for the big walk …
… with a big meal!
3 Days and $120 Away from the Walk
Only 3 days from now, I will be at the registration booth for the 2010 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer – San Francisco, signing in to receive my final instructions. And the next morning, I’ll be off to my 39 mile walk! Over the next 3 days however, I still need to raise another $120 to be able to get the “green light” on Friday afternoon. Help me get there! I’m sooo close! Thank you very much again for all the … Read More
The Annual Rollins Lake Camping Trip
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Over the 4th of July weekend 2010, the annual Rollins Lake camping trip was happening again – and this time with an (almost) even split between kids and adults: 14 vs. 16! Besides most of “the usual suspects”, this year also introduced 2 new families to the camping group! “Newbies” the Holmes family – with Chris, Athena, Cameron, Kate & Nicholas, as well as the Alexander family – with Abe, Laura , Nick & Ben, were joining the “pros” at … Read More
A Garage Sale for a Cure
Whoever thought that a garage sale cannot be a good preparation for the 39-mile walk coming up in just under 2 weeks? Well, it can! And thanks to many, many, many donations for a good cause, the Hope For Hooters team pulled off a 3-day garage sale over the 06/25-27 weekend! Originally planned to be only Saturday morning, we realized during set up on Thursday, that we had bitten off more than we could chew – at least in 1 … Read More
A Date with the Tiger?
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A HUGE Thank You & Danke Schön to my friend Pam, who – very last minute – scored a couple of VIP tickets to the 2010 US Open Pebble Beach, the golf event of the year … and invited ME to come along! So off we go on the morning of Saturday 06/19, heading south past Monterey and to Pebble Beach, where the VIP parking awaits between Spyglass Hill golf course and the Pacific Ocean. A (first and) last quick … Read More
Lake Sonoma – Photo Gallery
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These photos from our Lake Sonoma – Dry Camping weekend in the North Bay (by Kirk) are like Day & Night … when compared to the ones I took! Enjoy!
Lake Sonoma aka Dry Camping
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Nach 5-wöchiger Pause ist es Anfang Juni endlich wieder soweit: Kirk & ich fahren über’s Wochenende mit unserem Mini-Wohnwagen weg! Lake Sonoma liegt ca. 45 min nördlich von Santa Rosa und war somit ein regelmäßiges Ziel der Sylvester-Family Ausflüge (zelten, Boot fahren, etc.). Und jetzt ist es an der Zeit, dass auch ich hierher komme … Und obwohl “Lake” nach Wasser klingt, und auf dem Liberty Glen Camping Platz normalerweise auch Fließwasser zu finden ist, ist dieses Mal “dry camping” … Read More
Pink … Gloves!
This weekend had to pass without any progress in my walk training – but sometimes there are more immediate things that need your support. With my blisters from last weekend almost gone, I’m ready for some new miles being added to my shoes! But the “pink cause” does not go unnoticed even for a day. A big “Danke schön” to my sister Tina, who not only made a generous donation to my Avon Walk fundraising pot, but also sent me a link which … Read More
3x 13 miles practice = 39 miles … with photos!
With only 49 days left ’til the walk, it was about time to get serious. Serious with the walk training! And with donations having rushed in over the last few days (a BIG thank you to all you contributors!), I was ” pumped” this morning, ready for a 13-mile training walk in the city. Ok, getting up just after 5 (!) am to be at the Presidio by 8 am on a Saturday morning is not really my thing. But … Read More