Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Monday, June 1st - 107 Miles






Today is Santa Cruz to King City, 107 miles of very different terrains. With all of the Stop Lights and Signs it took 1.5 hours to leave the city of Santa Cruz....wow! Of course we start along the coast with incredible views! Both Danny and I were feeling refreshed and ready to ride (Lots of snoring in camp, but we got used to that). Again, who put hills in California's topography? Fun, but sometimes daunting.. Tons of Strawberry fields greet you with such wonderful aromas it's incredible. The day was a long one.....I (doug) got a head of Danny for half the day and just kind of rode on my own. Somewhere toward the end we met at a rest stop and got to do some neat rollers (rolling hills)....Power your way up, haul ass down, power up....etc etc......Good cross winds at the end of the day, but a tailwind for at least 20 miles in the middle of the day made it bearable!