Mexican lunch with Bob Haro, Dolphins and Dutch arrivals. USA Trip 8.

Feb 04, 2025

Written by Bart de Jong

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We managed to find a day to grab lunch with the father of BMX Freestyle: Bob Haro. After some computer work in the morning we cruised over to Cardiff by the Sea to see Bob. It still feels surreal to be able to do this. For Bob to actually know me and my son Philip is crazy. For us to be able to sit down with Bob to hear about his ongoing projects is out of this world. The respect for the man is huge and will forever be there. For him to call me a friend is nuts. Thanks for your time Bob as we know it's precious.

Driving in California ain't too bad when you can avoid the bad hours of the day. We know we could have visited more friends that day but the drive and busy schedule of the past days and the full days

coming up prevented us from doing that. I know I was in touch with plenty of you before and some I wanted to surprise with a random visit, but if it did not work out this time, there's always a next time. So much to see, so much to do, so little time. And when you're in my neck of the woods, hit me up. Coffee is ready.

Tom van den Bogaard and Arjan Ellens had made it to the USA that day. They'd rented a campervan and were mobile. Philip went to the beach to see the sunset and saw several dolphins playing in thewaves. He then later grabbed some dinner (must have been In 'n Out) with the Dutch riders beforemaking it back to the hotel. I managed to get some work out of the way and get some rest. If you're not feeling well, no place on earth is good. We made plans for Thursday morning to meet up at Sheep Hills. Lights out.