A self-contained bike tour is about being flexible and improvising when necessary. My being behind schedule in packing notwithstanding, I hit my first bump in the road. And the trip has not even started, yet. The following came in email last Friday:

Of course, by the time I saw the email, it was evening. Kaiser told me that they could do nothing, as the coverage was terminated by Covered California. Covered California is closed on the weekends, so tomorrow, the day I was scheduled to leave, I’ll try to straighten this out.

Embarking on Monday now seems unlikely. Keep a positive thought, please. I’m trying REALLY hard to stay positive.