Day 2 took us from Pine Valley to Live Oaks, CA. I rode with the two guys and again it was a steady climb. I would guess that the cumulative elevation gain was around 1500 feet. The ride was 27 miles which does not seem long except for the 4 big hills which were long and steady. I was exhausted at the end of the ride. So far we have had great riding weather, not to warm or to cold, just right as they would say. Beautiful scenery and not to much traffic on the roads. Russ has gotten in the habit of collecting things along the highway that might be of interest. He wants me to post his "find of the day". So far it has been a lot of bungie cords (at least a dozen) that he has picked up, however, he reminds me that he has left many more along the road for the next biker to gather.
Day 3 to Seeley, CA. I got my first lesson in driving the motor home. It belongs to the Harris' and is 32' long and hauling a car behind. To me it was more scary driving this big rig than biking on the roads. We had to come down the hills with 6% grade with blowing winds. Russ and Mike had to bike down the same highway. He said that he got up to 40 mph and when the the bike started to shimmer, he realized that he better slow down. (I am sure that was more scary than driving) The scenery was beautiful, when I had a chance to look, with large granite and sandstone rocks. We have been camping, if you can call this camping, at some interesting RV parks. This park have over 300 motor homes and a lot of recreational activities. The guys joined in water volleyball and I soaked in the hot tub and pool. In the evening we joined the locals for Bingo (it is as much fun as watching paint dry!) Dawn won a Bingo and got $8.50. It was fun talking to the snowbirds who winter there and in fact I ran into a gal who graduated from the same high school as I did, just a few years later. She thought that her brother graduated with me and the name sounded somewhat familiar. Dawn ran into a couple that she babysat for many years ago. Sure is a small world. However, the exiting thing about this RV park was that it is located close to a naval base where the Blue Angels fly. So we got a free air show. That was pretty exciting seeing the planes fly overhead. Total miles = 50 with really bad roads and shoulders all day long.
Day 4 - Seeley to Palo Verde. The day started with Dawn biking with the guys and I got my chance to drive alone. Made a few wrong turns and fortunately I was able to turn around and get back on track. The plan was to switch in the middle, however, we missed the town, it was in the middle of the sand dunes and not really a town. I finally pulled over and waited for the bikers. They had a strong tail wind most of the day. The route took them through miles of sand dunes with winds blowing across the road. The part I rode was rollers and a couple of climbs. Overall, it was a great riding day with wind at our backs. Total milage for Russ = 80 miles and Denise = 25 miles.
It is becoming more difficult to read email and post on this blog because of lack of good internet access. I will keep trying.
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