Day 32 Lucia, CA to Cambria, CA (San Simeon SP/CG)
Today’s miles: 35
Miles to date: 1476
Days left to ride: 9
This is a catch up post for yesterday.
Today was a short day with a few good hills to climb. I rode today but unfortunately my knee pain is still with me so I have decided to end my tour early and not risk damaging my knee but I will ride again.
Thank to everyone that have been following, for your comments, and support.
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Day 30 Capitola, CA to Monterey, CA (Veteran's Memorial Park)
Today’s miles: 35 (Me - 0 miles)
Miles to date: 1366
Days left to ride: 11
Today was a short ridding day but as I mentioned in my last post I rode in the van to rest my knee. Tomorrow will be a long day in miles and in climbing and I plan to ride in van the again. Hopefully I will be back on my bike the day after.
The next day or two cell service will be very limited.
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Day 29 Castanoa, CA to Capitola, CA (Santa Cruz/Monterey KOA)
Today’s miles: 41
Miles to date: 12331
Days left to ride: 12
Todays was short on milage with not too many climbs. The weather was sunny (with some morning fog) cool in the morning and warmed up a bit by early afternoon. The first half of the ride took on and off highway 1. We rode on bike paths and side streets. The 2nd half of the ride took us through a very busy Santa Cruz. The route took us off highway 1 for the rest of the day and onto busy streets that took us around Santa Cruz. There was a lot of turns to make and navigating was a challenge.
I was having a lot of issues with my knee all day having to walk most of the climbs. I plan to take the next day or off from riding.
We didn’t stop all that much today so only 1 photo to post.
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| Around Santa Cruz |
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Day 28 San Francisco, CA to Castanoa, CA (Santa Cruz North/ Castanoa KOA)
Today’s miles: 60
Miles to date: 1290
Days left to ride: 13
Toady was a difficult day. It was cold with heavy fog most of the day. We all had alate start leaving San Francisco and navigating our way out of San Francisco was a challenge. There was a lot of turns to make and traffic was heavy. We rode on a lot of bike paths and rode on and off highway 1 for the first 30 miles or so and then on highway 1 for the rest of the day. We had a lot of climbs, and I was still having pain in my right knee, so I walked a lot of the climbs. We stopped a few times for short breaks and lunch, and we got into camp late afternoon.
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| My Pumpkin Patch |
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Day 26 and 27 Bodega Bay, CA to San Francisco, CA (Fisherman's Wharf Hostel)
Today’s miles: 72 (0 miles for me)
Miles to date: 1230
Days left to ride: 14
I updated the last 2 days posts and added some photos.
When I woke this morning, my knee was still very sore and painful when I bent it, so I decided to ride the 72 miles in the support van to San Francisco and let my knee recover.
We are staying at the Fisherman's Wharf Hostel. The Hostel is large and nice we have two bunk rooms one for the men and one for the women.
We will be here for tonight and tomorrow night, a day off.
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Day 25 Manchester, CA to Bodega Bay, CA
Today’s miles: 66
Miles to date: 1131
Days left to ride: 16
Today was another beautiful day for a bike ride but there was a lot of climbing that made it difficult and challenging. The weather was a bit cooler then yesterday but comfortable for bike riding it was sunny most of the day. We again had great views of the ocean and cost and we rode on highway 1 all day. The road had many twists on turns ups and downs that made it both fun and challenging. We stopped a few times for breaks, Lunch, and to take in the views.
Unfortunately, about 2 thirds into the ride my right knee started to give out and I had a lot of knee pain. I was able to finish the ride and I plan to take tomorrow off to recover.
Tomorrow, we ride into San Francisco, and we have a day off.
Here are a few photos from today’s ride:
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| Scott |
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| Mac |
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Day 24 Fort Bragg, CA to Manchester, CA (Manchester Beach/Mendocino Coast KOA)
Today’s miles: 43
Miles to date: 1088
Days left to ride: 17
We had poor cell service yesterday and I wasn't able to post. This is for yesterday.
Today was another fantastic day!! The weather was perfect, sunny and warm but not to hot. It was another day with short milage with a lot of climbing, more like rollers, small hill after small hill after small hill with a few larger climbs mixed in. We rode along the cost on highway 1 all day with beautiful views around every corner. The traffic was fairly light but did get heavy at times and the width of the shoulder varied from very wide to no shoulder at all. We stopped a good number of times for photos and to take in the views. We even had some nice tail wind to help us on our way.
We stopped a few times for short breaks and had lunch at a nice park in the small town of Elke. We rode through a few other small towns but there wasn’t to much in servers along our route. People have been very friendly, and we get a lot of waves as we pass by.
Tomorrow will be a longer day in miles and in climbing.
Here are a few photos from today’s ride:
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| Scott |
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| Mac |
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Day 23 Leggett, CA to Fort Bragg, CA (Mackerricher State Park)
Today’s miles: 42
Miles to date: 1045
Days left to ride: 18
Today was another great day and were back on the cost!! Todays milage was on the shorter side but the climbing was on the longer side. The weather was nice and cool for the climbs but got colder as we got back to the cost and was overcast all day.
The day started with a 2-mile warm up on flat ground and then a 4.2 mile climb up Leggett hill on highway 1. We were rewarded with a 10-mile downhill that was fast with many curves and we all got down safely. There was another 3.5-mile climb after the 10-mile downhill that seemed harder to climb then the fist one. We rode through heavy forested areas and there were no services until we got to the cost.
We were soon back ridding down the Pacific coast, and we stopped a few times to take photos and to take in the views. We also had several short but steep climbs to ride over before reaching are camp sites at Mackerricher State Park.
Here are some photos from today’s ride:
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| Steve and Scott |
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| Mac |
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| Laura |
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| Marty |
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| Home for the night |
Day 22 Weott, CA to Leggett, CA (Standish Hickey State Park)
Today’s miles: 48
Miles to date: 1003
Days left to ride: 19
We are now just past the halfway point in both days and miles!!!
It was another fantastic day on the bike. We had great weather, sunny and warm all day and got up in the mid 80’s by early afternoon. We continued to ride inland, and we rode on and off 101 all day and we continued to ride through the Avenue of the Giants early in the day. Today the milage was shorter but with a lot more elevation gain. We rode mostly uphill and had many small but tough climbs and stopped for longer breaks through the day. We rode through several small towns with old buildings and signage it was like stepping back in time.
Riding through the Redwood Forest has been amazing but tomorrow we head back to the cost after riding top of a large hill which will be the highest point on the Pacific Cost trail.
Only a couple of photos form today:
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| We found Big Foot!! (photo by Scott) |
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| Home for the night (photo by Scott) |
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