Dis 40.1 miles, Av 12.3 mph, Mx 27.1 mph, Tm 3 hr 15 min, Oat 6 hr 0 min (7:30am – 1:00pm, pool party, 3:30pm – 4:00pm) includes stops: Essau’s brunch visit with Ashe, Carla, and George, lunch at (H), and pool party at John and Will’s.
Rode (H)> Essau’s Carp. via north frontage roads> turnaround> back home via Shoreline and Los Positas> (H)> SB Mission> Foothill Rd to John and Will’s place> turnaround and (H).
Yay, for a dip in the pool!
Dis 19.1 miles, Av 11.0 mph, Mx 27.3 mph, Tm 1 hr 40 min, Oat 3 hr 0 min (1:15pm – 3:15pm) includes stops: at Jack’s, Mark’s.
Rode from (H) via Coral Casino to Mark’s, turnaround, back home via Old School House, Coral Casino.
Dis 70.9 miles, Av 12.0 mph, Mx 26.9 mph, Tm 5 hr 52 min, Oat 8 hr 45 min (9:45am – 6:20pm) includes stops: Ashe’s place, Stacky’s lunch, All Saints, Box store restroom, Tucker’s Grove, and Hendry’s Beach.
Rode from (H)> via Coral Casino> turn at polo fields> Hwy 192> Hwy 150> by Linda.com> Carp. Ave> Ashe’s place> Padaro> Stacky’s lunch> All Saints> Coral Casino> Child’s> SB train station> Shoreline> Cliff> Los Positas> Modoc> O’Bern> UCSB> Box stores> Hollister> over Winchester OP> Cath. Oaks> Stow Park> Tucker’s Grove> Diego> by John Jones’ place> Sears> Los Positas> Hendry’s Beach> turnaround> Los Positas> Modoc> Chino> Eucalyptus> Tinker> Lorinda> W. Mission> (H).
Dis 19.2 miles, Av 11.2 mph, Mx 24.0, Tm 1 hr 42 min, Oat 4 hr 15 min (1:15pm – 5:30pm) includes stops at Jack’s, Mark’s.
Rode from (H) via Coral Casino to Jack’s, up Hixon, through SY Ranch, then on to Mark’s, turnaround and back via Old School House, to (H).
Dis 70.5 miles, Av 12.4 mph, Mx 29.3 mph, Tm 5 hr 40 min, Oat 9 hr 0 min (8:10am – 5:40pm) includes stops: Soccer field> Matt’s place, Stow Park, Stacky’s lunch, All Saints, Mark’s place, James’ place, SB Mission, Margaret’s place, & Tucker’s Grove.
Rode from (H)> O’Bern> UCSB> Matt’s> Winchester OP> Cathedral Oaks> Stow Park> Turnpike> Hollister> Modoc> Coral Casino> Padaro> at mile 37.5 met up with Ashe (about at Jimenez Nursery)> turnaround> Stacky’s lunch> All Saints> up Hixon/Santa Rosa> SY> SY Ranch> turnaround at Mark’s place> Mountain Dr> James’ place nobody> SB Mission> Margaret’s place> Foothill> Tucker’s Grove> C.O.> Ribera>Saint Ynacia> O’Bern> Modoc> (H).
Dis 32.9 miles, Av 12.0 mph, Mx 26.7 mph, Tm 2 hr 45 min, Oat 4 hr 30 min (1:00pm – 5:30pm) includes 4 stops: Metro. lunch, cormarant rookery in Eucs across Hwy 101 at Ortega Hill, Ashe’s place, and Mark’s place.
Lunch stop: Metropulos Fine Foods, SB
Rode with Ashe to have lunch at Metropulos, then on to visit Mark Bennett, and return home through the San Ysidro Ranch.
ie: (H)> Metropulos> Coral Casino> Padaro> Ashe’s place> turnaround> N. frontage> Hixon/Santa Rosa Lane> SY> SY Ranch> Mark’s place> back (H) via down SY> Old School House> Bird Refuge> State> .
Cateye (maybe he resents me removing the ‘pill’ front wheel, during Ford transport) won’t talk to me. I tried coaxing him but still no luck…and no data. Spenser supplies today’s stats & map. (Do you see what Spenser’s Garmin can do, Cateye? Please try.)
Dis 42.2 miles, Av 11.4 mph, Tm 3 hr 42 min, Oat 3 hr 45 min 8:15 am to 12:00 noon, including stops: on the ascent, summit lake overlook, boat launch gate, riverbed tank spheres, The Habit (opens 11:00am Sundays), boardwalk restroom, fire station, Bates restroom
Rode with Spenser from Linda.com> Hwy 150> Lake Casitas Summit/Overlook, Lake Casitas entry> Ventura> back to Linda.com via Emma Woods parkway, and the Rincon Bikeway.
Peanut Butter break
What are those tank spheres all about?
Today’s ride: Lake Casita Loop clockwise
Cateye and I are back on the same page. Thank the gods….
Dis 31.2 miles, Av 11.4 mph, Mx 25.1 mph, Tm 2 hr 43 min, Oat 4 hr 30 min 12:50 to 5:20 pm, including down time (why do I even bother calling what I do a ‘ride’?) 30 min at Jack’s, 30 min at a fitting, 30 min at Santa Claus Surf Shop.
For the first time, wore my new Sidi Dominator (2nd pair of) shoes….Comfortable. The tongue’s serrated edge will soften in time. The mesh vents may call for toe warmers on cold mornings……Very nice. Trying to master the ‘super tech buckle’ release.
Rode: (H)> Jack’s> Summerland> Santa Claus Surf Shop> back to Jack’s> up San Ysidro> through the Ranch> to Bennette S R> back down SY> past Coral C> to (H) via Bath.
Comfy new Sidi shoes
Mark of Bennette Salon Rouge