A Quest for Community
Sunday, October 26, 2003
On Monday, 13 Oct., Kim's at
work and Makasha has gotten up early to drive to a meeting with a
friend in a town outside of LA. So Katherine and I take a long bike
ride North along the beach bike bath, through Venice and Santa Monica
to the turn-around at the end of the bike trail on the border of
Malibu, about 8 miles. Then we rest and share stories at the abandoned
lifeguard station near the turn-around, overlooking the crashing ocean
surf and circling seagulls, the spot where Kim and I always do the
same. It's a beautiful day and Katherine is very happy. She loves
biking and the ocean, so first sheds her shoes and runs into the ocean
to pay her respects to the great Mother Pacific. Then we ride back to
the Novel Cafe in Santa Monica and get Chai teas to fortify ourselves
for the rest of the ride home. We run into Mirra waiting for us in a
fried chicken bistro on the corner of Washington St. near the Venice
Pier. Mirra is exhausted so we make arrangements for me to come pick
her up in my car in half an hour. When Katherine and I get home at
about 4pm, Kim has just arrived home from work, so after a few quick
greetings, Katherine and I use Kim's Toyota Prius hyrid-electric car to
go pick up Mirra and then I take them to do some last minute shopping
for the trip to India. We arrive home at about 5:30 pm, to the
delicious smells of a wonderful dinner that Kim has been preparing for
our farewell meal. Our flight for India leaves at just after midnight
tonight, so the excitement is beginning to build.
