Going slow….
August 4th, 2016 | 
Author: Which means I see more. Usually do this stretch of the 101 by Ventura too fast.
bike path along 101 between Santa Barbara and Bentura
nic accent on the railings CALTRANS
been by here a hundred times, but now enjoying the views
a reason for heading south, this is a good thing, notice the flag… đŸ™‚ riding with the wind!
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Didn’t make it too far for my first stop..
Had to get some more coffee! Plus this place has cupcakes! Carpenteria for a stop at Crushcakes & Cafe. No cupcakes for me as I had a 1/2 a pizza last night, with the rest for breakfast.. So much for losing weight on this trip.
So far an easy trail, relatively flat along the coast here. I know at the end of the day I’ll have the hills in Malibu to deal with, but for now, this is niiiiice.
Marine layer is heavy this morning making it a cooler ride that I planned for, but no complaints.
Btw, has anyone eaten one of these things?
ai always see these trucks, but never have sampled one of those things. anyone??
Ready to head southÂ
The beach at the pier in downtown Santa Barbara
pano view
my starting bike path
my lovely motel where i spent the night, nice rooms, but no a/c! took awhile to cool off
Here we go, u may be able to follow in the next post, if not, use the links on the home page
Jonesin for ride… What have I gotten myself into…
Ever since I was young, I’ve always had a dream or riding my bicycle on a long trip, wether it be a cross country or multiple day ride, I always wanted to try.
So I finally decided to see if the hips could do it. I’m waiting to board a train to head north to Santa Barabara, were I’ll spend the night, then leave Thursday morning to head south to San Diego. I plan on 3 days riding to complete the 251 mile trip. First day will be roughly 75 miles to Tommys house in Malibu, 2day will be about 80ish to my house, third day about another 80 to San Diego.
I have bail points if needed and friends who have offered to just call and they will fetch me, but I want to see if my hips can do it so I can do longer rides in the future.
So here I am, waiting at San Juan Capistrano train station waiting for my train wondering what the heck I’ve done….
San Juan Capistrano Station
San Juan Capistrano train station
I’ll have my in-reach device active on Thursday so you can follow if you wish..