This morning it all began. The day’s outset from the Cow Palace was very foggy but by the time we’d ridden 60 miles to the third rest stop the day was sunny and looking to be warm and beautiful on down to Santa Cruz our first overnight.
7:00am rode out of the Cow Palace. Into camp 1 at 2:00pm
Dis 79.4 mi Av 15.9 mph Tm unrecorded (knocked computer out of commission)
I was moved by the rider-less bicycle (for those who can’t ride and those who have passed on) during Opening Ceremonies.
Opening Ceremonies inside the Cow Palace, Daly City
I used my fingers as windshield wipers for my riding glasses. The dew/fog was thick the first 60 miles. Police escorted us, and we had multiple riding lanes from the Palace to the SF/San Mateo County line.
Fog and lunch at San Gregorio State Beach
I got to camp, set up the tent, met Silvia and Betsy who said they were friends of my tent mate Dan, showered, ate, and turned in.
Camp 1 Harvey West Park Ball Field, Santa Cruz CA. I got the dirt infield.
Chris Fava and fellow Motorcycle support rider, back at camp 1
Chris Fava and fellow motorcycle support guy
Around 9pm my tent mate climbed in, we shook hands, introduced ourselves ‘Nice to meet you. I’m Tom. Hello, I’m Dan”, and fell asleep.