(Cateye & I are communicating poorly, so some data is unknown….Oat 6 hr 0 min, 1:00 to 7:00pm much of that at James Q. and Eric G.’s residence/rest stop)
Rode (H)> to Jack’s>up San Ysidro> over Old School House Rd>Hot Springs> up Cold Springs> past Lotusland>Hwy 192> past Sheffield Reservoir> James & Eric’s> Rivera Theatre> APS> Cleveland School> Alston> San Ysidro> (H) via Coral Casino & Bath St
Valet parking for a Coral Casino event, while I eat my hard boiled egg
Dis 71.0 miles, Av 12.4 mph, Mx 35.1 mph, Tm 5 hr 41 miles, Oat 7 hr 15 min (8:45am – 4:00pm, includes: photo op at Split Pea Andersen’s, lunch stop at Los Olivos Panino’s, snack stop just outside Lompoc). Left home at 7:15am, drove the 65 Ford.
Started at Lompoc Home Depot>Cypress St>San Miguelito Canyon Road> turn around at crest of Right End, after checking the Left End’s ocean view, spot for sex/drug deals/or sex-for-drugs> back to Home Depot> south Hwy 1> east on Santa Rosa Rd>Split Pea Andersen’s> up Ballard Canyon> lunch in Los Olivos at Panino’s> down Ballard Cyn> west on Hwy 246 (head winds, hwy noise, & nut crackers…..next time start in Los Olivos to avoid afternoon headwinds). Tips from locals: eat at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard across from Split Pea….Panino’s gives foil and bags to carry out sandwiches in jersey back pockets, there’s a bicycle shop behind Home Depot.)
Spenser and Tom working on the ride through Buelton.
Dis 39.1 miles, Av 10.2 mph, Mx 35.3 mph, Tm 3 hr 48 min, Oat 8 hr 20 min (7:38am – 4:00pm. Includes Meet Up at Mission fountain, six rest and/or eat stops on the Gibby Loop, three flat tire repair stops, one new tire stop, lunch stop at Cody’s).
I rode from home> at SB Mission Met Up with Spenser G., Jill M., and Kathy V.> rode up Gibraltar> westward on Camino Cielo> down Painted Cave> out Cathedral Oaks to Fairview. Thank you God, for waiting until we were down off the mountain for Spenser’s flat #1. (He was strong paced on the tough Gibby Loop. His first cycling loop and he kept up and lead part way with no complaints.) Spenser’s flat #2 getting out of the Goleta (Hollister Ave) VeloPro bicycle shop. His flat #3 at Sandspit Road near the Airport. Back at VeloPro he bought a new tire & tube. Hunger lead us to Cody’s Restaurant for lunch. Then on home, with sound tires and no more flats.
Kathy & Tom near La Cumbre Peak
Red blossoms of Indian Paint Brush near La Cumbre Peak and Flores Flats (white California Clematis vine, not shown, was in full bloom above Flores Flats)
The Amazing maiden Gibby Loop rider: Spenser, back at VeloPro and a new tire solution to three flats within 30 minutes)
Dis 33.0 miles, Av 11.1 mph, Mx 28.8 mph, Tm 2 hr 57 min, Oat 5 hr 13 min (includes a 70 min wait at Meet Up + 40 min lunch at Stacky’s, )
Rode from my house to the Santa Barbara Mission, met up with Andrew M., >Mountain Drive> thru San Ysidro Ranch> up Park Lane for a look at the ‘loci genius’ kick up grade> turnaround & back down Park Lane> EVR> down Toro Canyon Rd> Hwy 192> down Cravens Lane>Via Real> Padaro Lane> to Stacky’s Seaside of Summerland for lunch>San Ysidro>Coral Casino for photo op> Bath House> up Garden & Santa Barbara Sts to the SB Mission, part ways and on home.
Andrew and Tom at the Coral Casino overlook, (Biltmore Four Seasons in the background)
Dis 21.2 miles, Av 10.3 mph, Mx 28.6 mph, Tm 2 hr 2 min, Oat 4 hr 2 min (12:52 – 3:52 pm)
Rode solo from my house, via Coral Casino, to Jack’s place, then on with Jack >up San Ysidro> up Picachio> east on Mountain Drv (thru San Ysidro Ranch)> down Park Lane> over to a rest stop at Pierre LaFond’s> dn SY> over Old School House Rd> dn Hot Springs/Olive Mill> S. Jameson> Jack’s> and on back home via Coral & State St. (with a photo op at the Arco Circle: Rainbow Bridge sculpture).
Arco Circle’s ‘Rainbow Bridge’
Dis 43.6 miles, Av 11.2 mph, max 30.3 mph, Tm 3 hr 53 min, Oat 6 hr 0 min (9:15 am – 3:15 pm) including Quinn pit stop, lunch stop at Stacky’s, meet up Spencer, photo-op of metal and flesh cyclists, Old School House out-house stop, bird refuge nuts break.
Rode solo from home to Mountain Drive > up Park Lane > Buena Vista> down Romero Cyn & Sheffield > Lunch at Stacky’s Seaside, Summerland> up San Ysidro> Mtn Drive> Meet Up Spenser at Mt Calvary on Gibraltar Rd (SBCO Search and Rescue + Montecito Fire engine + Helicopter…two downed para-gliders up Gibraltar) > Mountain Dr > down Park Lane> EVR> down SY> Old School House Rd> Hot Springs> Bird Refuge> State St> back home
metal cyclist mailbox + flesh Spenser cyclist, Mountain Drive
Dis 18.6 miles, Av 11.0, Mx 29.9 mph, Tm 1 hr 41 min, Oat 2 hr 0 min (8:00 am – 10:00 am)
The weatherman predicted noon showers. The sky was dark. So I rode solo for a short loop round Mountain Dr, Park Lane, and the Bird Refuge. As it turned out, rain held off until 6pm.
Tom and the Bird Refuge under dark skies.
Dis 36.3 miles, Av 12.0 mph, Mx 28.1 mph, Tm 3 hr 1 min, Oat 3hr 30 min (1:00 pm – 4:30pm)
Rode from home to Jack’s. Then together we rode Summerland> Padaro> to Rincon (begining of the new Hwy 101 oceanfront bicycle trail) > Turnaround and back to home.
Rincon Point bikeway
Dis 53.6 miles, Av 10.3 mph, Mx 31.3 mph, Tm 5 hr 10 min, Oat 8 hr 20 min (7:40 am – 4:00 pm)
Rode solo from home to Mountain Drive, rest at Vedanta Temple, down Toro Canyon, out Hwy 192 to turnaround at Linden Ave in Carpinteria. Meet up Ashe. Then back via Padaro Lane (few Monarch butterflies left roosting at 5345 Padaro), Lunch with Ashe at Stacky’s Seaside, Coral Casino, Hendry’s Beach, through Hope Ranch, Nogal, O’Bern Trail to turnaround at Goleta Pier, and back home.
Vedanta Temple rest stop. What’s that I hear? 10:45am choir singing!
Tom (with Beko Nose Sun-Guard) at Goleta Pier turnaround.
BEKO front
BEKO back
Not much wind to day. Lunch at the small town of Bradley, BBQ. Camp at Paso Robles Fairgrounds.
Total miles traveled: 258.4 (49.% of total route). Miles to go: 283.9 (51% of total route)
Tom’s Actual: Dis 65.6 miles, Av 13.6 mph, Mx 32.2 mph, Tm 4 hr 47 min, Oat 6 hr 0 min, Lv camp 2 at 6:40am, Arv camp 3 at 12:40pm.
Day 2 was 11 hours camp to camp . 9 pm bed showered and fed. Exhausted.
Day 3 was 6 hours camp to camp.