We had a shorter day today 56 miles to Pismo Beach State Park. The same great weather, blue skies all the way. The route was a bit easier too so we made good time. Although Pismo Beach itself is lovely, the State Park was disappointing. Beginning with the park attendant telling us that they had no hiker/biker sites anymore ( apparently they were closed a few years ago) and the charge per campsite was $32! Then she told us to go find a site but she was closing t...

We did it! Big Sur is behind us after two hard days. 66 miles today - the weather was perfect, sunny and warm. The hills were not perfect. We arrived at Ragged Point around 3 in the afternoon, a lovely oasis after the final big climb of the day. The name was appropriate as we were both feeling pretty ragged by then. Refreshed and refueled with lemonade and burgers we made the last 12 miles to San Simeon in good time, thanks to a strong tailwind. Neither of us...

45 miles today and that was more than enough. The winds were strong but the legs didn't feel that strong. We entered the Big Sur stretch soon after leaving Carmel. This is the area where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise up out of the sea and it runs from Carmel to Ragged Point. It was a tough day with temperamental winds often gusting headwinds/ crosswinds do strong that at times I had to get off the bike and walk for fear of being blown over a cliff or into traffi...

65 miles today. We made better time than yesterday and checked in to the Motel 6 in Marina around 3 PM. We decided that it was too windy and we were too tired to bother with finding a campsite, setting up, getting groceries etc. So we are cosy and warm in our room for the night. Dinner at Denny's. Probably breakfast too. The roads were good and the hills were easy. We took some time getting through Santa Cruz mostly because I read the map incorrectly and we zig...

54 miles today. After a day off in San Francisco we got off to a sunny start this morning with NO FOG! That hasn't happened for weeks. Our Adventure Cycling maps got us out of the city through lovely urban areas and along the Golden Gate Park, avoiding big hill climbs. That made me happy! The day became a mostly relaxing ride along the Cabrillo Highway with only one or two spots with tight blind corners and no shoulders and steep sections. I chose to get off ...