Today’s ride was from Santa Maria to Lompoc. About 10 miles after leaving Santa Maria I passed some paramedics helping one of our cyclists who had fallen with what appeared to be a head injury. Hopefully, all will turn out well.
The Red Dress outfits were great. I took lots of pictures and movies in camp and throughout the day. Check back here in the coming week when I have the time and technology to post some.
More winds today with very strong head winds along Santa Rosa Road as we were approaching Lompoc, so much so that I was even having to pedal hard, head down, on the downhill sections.
Tomorrow we ride through Santa Barbara and I will be able to see some friends and very familiar roads.Day 5 Santa Maria to Lompoc 7:00am rode out. Into camp 5 at 2:40pm, Dis 65.3 mi, Av 12.2 mph, Tm 5hr 20min, Oat 7hr 40minrn(head wind from mile 50 through mile 65)
Red Dress Day
Clue, first thing, dropping off the tent and luggage at the truck, this was no ordinary day!
Truck G crew, Day 5, Red Dress Day
air in the tires, a morning ritual
What’s this, the Sisquoc Store is for sale?
A favorite stop, although there are not many other choices around this part of the woods.
Sunlit, clear, mild weather…through beautiful Foxen Canyon. A prim doyen in red suit, white gloves & pearls ushered cyclists into a winery rest stop.
Bear to your left, and mind the exiting traffic, …dearies.
Ok, now back to work!
Church and cemetary on upper Foxen Canyon Road, Santa Ynez CA.
Colt rolling and frolicking in the meadow at Alamo Pintado Rd. miniature horse farm
rnrn//rnTurning west onto Santa Rosa Road, strong headwinds made for plodding … crunched pedals to make headway going down hill. The headwind lasted most of the way into camp. It was a hard day’s work.rnrnps. At dinner the man next to me said he has paramedic training and had been one of the first to come upon the morning accident (It was one of the worst he had seen.) Possibly clothing had caught in the front wheel, cartwheeling the woman and bicycle, she may have landed on her head (was wearing a helmet) and seemed to be unconscious for 4 minutes, possibly suffered a concussion. Awaiting the ambulance, a FedEx sponsor/escort truck parked in the traffic lane to shield her. She was talking and had opened her eyes when I passed. I don’t know how it turned out.
This is what I wore most of Day 5