We woke up a bit later than usual due to the very noisy campground the night before. We were one site in from the highway and the train tracks. After we had gone to bed, two separate RVs pulled into the campsites beside us and one even ran into the trees separating our site from theirs. We had a... Continue Reading →

Today we head into Los Angeles, an absolutely enormous metropolitan area with eight separate cities around it! You can imagine how the thought of this makes the touring cyclist a bit anxious! Early in the morning we said goodbye to Mike and made our breakfast at the beach. Everything was wet and sandy but we packed up... Continue Reading →

We were up early in Carpenteria, especially since our hiker-biker site was right next to the train tracks. We made an early start for about 100m and Adam got a flat tire on his front wheel. We changes the tube like pros and were soon on our way. We followed bike paths out of town... Continue Reading →

We were subjected to our worst raccoon attack yet last night. The sound of the waves was so loud that we didn't hear them until they pushed our dishes off the picnic table. Adam ventured out and found they had eaten everything in our cooler, except the oranges and apples. This included two half full... Continue Reading →

We left Lompoc a bit later then we had planned since Adam was trying to update the blog but I had a wonderful time at Starbucks reading the paper and sipping my coffee. There sure is a lot to be said for some relaxation in the morning on occasion. We managed to find the bike path... Continue Reading →

It's been beautifully sunny when we are slightly inland, but the coast has been engulfed in a very thick fog for the last two days. The sun came out and blasted away the fog when we arrived in Crescent City. It later rolled in again as we were grocery shopping. It was amazing to see the... Continue Reading →