Winter has hit the SF Bay Area and it is like spring out here. So it is perfect riding weather. So the perfect ride is along San Pablo Damn Road to Orinda. Nice view of the San Pablo Reservoir and the ride is pretty quiet. Plenty of room for bikes so I don’t feel like I’m being squeezed off the road.

There really is nothing in Orinda. Basically a bedroom community for rich people. But the downtown is quiet. There is a Stabucks, Peet’s, and Nations. There was a Kasper’s but it isn’t in business anymore. I miss Kasper’s. What a great hotdog.

So I stop at Peet’s for a green tea. Peet’s use to give two tea bags but since they bought Mighty Leaf Tea you only get one tea bag and can pay extra for the second. Honestly Peet’s hasn’t been the same since they got bought out, but I have lived long enough to get use to it. Have a good place someone will buy and ruin it or just shut it down. Just move on to a different spot. The green tea is still good and hot. Acutally too hot. Always got to wait for it to cool down. Good excuse to sit back and relax. Got to wait for it to cool down a bit.

I get my nice comfy chair and pull out my book. Always got to have a book. Nothing better than green tea and a book. One thing about this Peets there is plenty of seating and it isn’t usually crowded. Most people get their drinks and leave.

Now to head off to Orinda Library to catch up on some magazines. Orinda has a great library and it is always quiet. People in Orinda respect the quietness of a library.

In my world this is a great day.