Miles completed: 43.8
Cumulative miles: 43.8
Miles to St. Augustine: 3037
We started the day with the traditional wheel dip. We dipped our back tire in the Pacific Ocean at Dog Beach park in San Diego. On Nov 23, I plan on dipping the front tire in the Atlantic Ocean.
Today’s ride was a good one to start, with lots of trails and good bike lanes. At 43.8 miles, it was less than our overall average ride of 60 miles, but it was mostly uphill and we climbed 3,570 feet of elevation. The weather today was good for riding. It was mostly cloudy at the start and then some sunshine in the afternoon with a high about 70.
We are at a campsite near Alpine, CA. Today I pitched my tent for the first time on this trip and all is good. I’m in my tent as I’m writing this now. Tonight’s low is expected to be 60 so a perfect night for my first night in the tent. Oh yeah, a slight chance of rain tonight…
One of our riders, Felix, did not have as good of day. He had 5 flat tires! But he changed them all, stopped at a bike shop along the way for help, and made it all the way to the campsite. He was in good spirits at camp after a rough start and a long day.
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