Mileage - 44.0
Elevation Gain - 1205
Today was a great day to ride. Dad and Shannon pulled the Tandem down and rode strong. We covered a ton of miles before lunch. We rode through a lot of strawberry and artichoke fields today. The views of the fields and the ocean were incredible. The strawberry fields were as large as Kansas wheat fields. The workers were out picking the berries. I can't imagine how sore their backs must get bending over all day. ugh.
We rode along Highway 1 for many miles on a bike path. Nice path and no cars - excellent! While on the path, a chipmunk was taunting Carl by running in front of his front tire. Carl almost got the 'munks tail but the little critter ducked into a drainage tube. Luck little 'munk!
Tonight we said so long to Nathaniel. He was one of our SAG drivers for the last week and did an incredible job. At one point during the week I asked him how it was going....and he said, "I miss the pine trees." He also mentioned he wasn't a fan of all the traffic....neither am I. Thanks Nate Dog for being willing to tackle the tough job of SAG driver and never complaining. You did great and will be missed.
Below are some pictures from today.
The three pics are flowers where we are staying tonight. This barn is incredible and we are very blessed to be staying the night here.
Here is an outside pic of the barn
And the inside of the barn
A really cool house I saw today. It was on a hill, in the middle of a field. I'm guessing they had an incredible 360 degree view.
Pops and Shannon in the Artichoke Capital of the Universe
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