We are delayed! The weather forecast for the San Diego area includes a winter storm warning. The Pine Valley forecast calls for snow as low as 2000 feet by Monday. Pine Valley happens to be on the route for Monday. Four to eight onches of snow expected there. We decided to postpone our departure for a day - we'll leave Saturday morning instrad of Friday.

I couldn't shift the LA hotel reservation to Saturday night. No empty rooms that night. Looking for an alternative near the LA train station, I found the Little Tokyo Hotel. The hotel is described as being like a Japanese hotel in that there are no in-room bathrooms. There are communal facilities which, I am assured, are very nice. At $40 for a single, $56 for a double, I'll try it out!

Michele and I have our bikes stuffed into boxes. The panniers are in apple boxes from the supermarket. We'll deliver those to the train station tomorrow afternoon. We board Saturday at 8:50.