Rain is coming, rain is coming (well actually it came much later, at 6pm)

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Feb 222015
 

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.

Tom and the Bird Refuge under dark skies.

Jack to Rincon

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Feb 212015
 

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

Rincon Point bikeway

Linden Ave – Goleta Pier loop

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Feb 152015
 

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!

Vedanta Temple rest stop. What’s that I hear? 10:45am choir singing!

Tom (with Beko Nose Sun-Guard) at Goleta Pier turnaround.

Tom (with Beko Nose Sun-Guard) at Goleta Pier turnaround.

BEKO front

BEKO front

BEKO back

BEKO back

Day 3 – King City to Paso Robles, 66.7 miles

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Feb 022015
 

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.

Jack’s maiden outting on his Roubaix

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Feb 012015
 

Accompanied Jack on his initiation  ride on his Roubaix.

Dis 25.4 mph, Av 11.5 mph, Mx 25.0 mph, Tm 2 hr 12 min, Oat 5 hr 0 min (7:15am – 12:15pm)

(H) > Jack’s> Coral> Padaro Ln> rest stop at Santa Claus> back (H)

Jack in his Screaming Yellow OP jacket, ready to go

Jack in his Screaming Yellow OP jacket, ready to go