A low mileage, restful, fun day.
Total miles traveled: 387.9 (73% of total route). Miles to go : 144.4 (27% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 41.3 miles, Av 13.5 mph, Mx 31.1 mph, Tm 3 hr 32 min, Oat 4 hr 45 min
Got out of Santa Maria camp at 7:45am, Arv camp 5 at 12:30pm. Charged iPhone at Lompoc entry restroom building.
Got into River Park Ryon Memorial Park Lompoc camp 5 at 12:30 (under 5 hours , rider #112 arriving into camp).
Arrived too early (opens 11:00am) for Lunch at Duckie’s Chowder House at the Cayucos Pier. Camp at Preisker Park.
Total miles traveled 345.9 (65.% of total route). Miles to go 186.4 (35% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 88.9 miles, Av 14.5 mph, Mx 34.0 mph, Tm 6 hr 7 min, Oat 9 hr 8 min, Lv camp 3 at 6:30am, Arv camp 4 at 3:38pm
Lunch at the small town of Bradley, BBQ. Camp at Paso Robles Fairgrounds.
Tom’s Actual: Dis 65.6 miles, Av 13.6 mph, Mx 32.2 mph, Tm 4 hr 47 min, (if there is headwind add on 30 to 160 minutes) Oat 6 hr 0 min, Lv camp 2 at 6:40am, Arv camp 3 at 12:40pm.
Day 3 was 6 hours camp to camp.
Santa Cruz, the ‘Get out of Town Early’ morning. Lunch (Tip: Eat anywhere but the official lunch stop, Central Park, Salinas). Camp 2 at San Lorenzo County Park.
Total miles traveled 191.7 (36 % of total route) (miles to go 340.6 (64.% of total route)
Tom’s Actual: Dis 106.7 miles, Av 14.4 mph, Mx 59.9 mph, Tm 7 hr 32 min, Oat 11 hr 0 min, Lv Camp 1 at 7:00am, Arv Camp 2 at 6:00pm
Mission Soledad rest stop.
Out of the Cow Palace in the early morning light. Lunch at an Gregorio State Beach (at mile 44.2). Camp 1 at Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz.
Total miles traveled: 83.4 (16.0% of total route). Miles to go: 448.9 (84.0% of total route).
Tom’s Actual: Dis 83.7 miles, Mx 34.1 mph, Av 13.2 mph, Tm unknown, Oat 8 hr 15 min, Lv Cow Palace at 7:15am, Arv Camp 1 at 2:30pm. Rider In: 211
5:18AM in room 31 at the Alpine Inn
5:55AM – Just dropped off my luggage at truck “J”
The Chicken Lady is back yet again
Here I come
And I’m off for L.A.
Fun ride up to Alpine Inn, Cow Palace, and Orientation.
Meet up at Monterey Street 6:35am Lv SB 7:00am Arv Lunch: Lunch at 12:00 Melissa’s Taqueria in Brisbane Arv Alpine Inn 1:00 (Lv for Cow Palace 1:30) Arv Cow Palace Orientation Lights out asleep
6:35 AM at Monterey Street – loading the Volvo
11:50AM at Melissa’s Taqueria in Brisbane
12:30PM – The Alpine Inn on the way to check-in at the Cow Palace
2:00PM – Finished with orientation, off to tent assignment
3:05PM — Orientation Day completed. Back to the Alpine Inn
Dis 48.4 miles, Av 12.4 mph, Mx 25.8 mph, Tm 3 hr 53 min, Oat 6 hr 30 min (8:00am to 3:00pm, includes stop at Stearn’s Wharf Dolphin fountain (Andre in SF), stop 30 min at Ashe’s, lunch stop at Stacky’s Seaside Summerland)
Rode solo from (H) to meet Ashe, on to Rincon Bikeway (to turnaround at stall 88), back same, with a lunch stop at Stacky’s.
Tom and Ashe, the Screaming Orange Safety Twins at Stacky’s for lunch (Tom’s Pearl Izumi courtesy of Eric Nelson)
Dis 20.7 miles, Av 8.3 mph, Mx 29.5 mph, Tm 2 hr 28 min, Oat 3 hr 0 min (8:12am to 11:12am)
Rode solo from (H) > SB Mission > up Gibraltar Rd > turnaround at Camino Cielo/ Gibraltar intersection > back same to (H)
A few days before its official re-opening, I rode the repaved Gibraltar Road. Bunny hops over unfinished asphalt layers, and “I don’t have to show no stinking badges” detours around ‘Road Closed’ signs were worth the miles of smooth road.
Who do you mean? Me ! ?
Dis 68.4 miles, Av 12.0 mph, Mx 28.0 mph, Tm 5 hr 39 min, Oat 8 hr 20 min (7:40am – 4:00pm) includes stops: East Beach Bath House, Reno’s place, Gubernador water faucet, Carp Girl’s Club, polo fields, Stacky’s, Eric’s van, Stacky’s lunch, Ashe’s volvo along Modoc, and UCSB Rec fields.
James and Eric
Rode from(H) to E Beach Bath House to meet up Sue, Jennifer, and >Coral Casino> N frontage to Reno’s place> Hwy 150> turnaround at beginning of ascent> counter clockwise over Gubernador> Hwy 192> polo fields> Stacky’s> turnaround> Padaro RxR crossing> turnaround> back N frontage> to Eric’s van> met up Eric and James> Stacky’s lunch> Coral Casino> Shoreline> Los Positas> Modoc> met Ashe and Phyllis> O’Bern> UCSB Rec fields, food stop and turnaround> back same to (H).
Tom and cycling buddy Phyllis
(104 years-young)
Dis 40.2 miles, Av 9.7 mph, Mx 32.3 mph, Tm 4 hr 8 min, Oat 6 hr 0 min (8:00am – 2:00pm) includes stops: Jill’s place, Tucker’s Grove, Hwy 154 crossing, Painted Cave water faucet, Camino Cielo photo op, Cold Springs Tavern, Paradise Store lunch, HS Tavern, Hwy 154 crossing, Camino Cielo outlook, CC/PC, and OSM/Foothill.
Spenser, Tom, Kathy, and Jill at Painted Cave & Camino Cielo.
Rode with Spenser from (H), Jill’s place> Lawn Bowling Courts> State St> by John Jones’ place> Foothill> Tucker’s Grove meet Kathy> up Old San Marcos> and Painted Cave> west on Camino Cielo> past Cold Springs Tavern and under Cold Springs Bridge> Paradise Store lunch stop 11:45am – 12:45 (met Erik Dootson of Refugeo backside)> turnaround, back same way.
Was Spenser’s first bicycle ride up Painted Cave.
Harley Davidson bikers congregate at Cold Springs Tavern at 1:00pm.