Stage 28 4-22-07 Thousand Oaks – Redando Beach 60.52 miles; 1633.78 total miles; 12.1 mph avg. 4:58 hours Overcast and most cloudy, a few sprinkles I got a good night’s sleep but 6 AM came much too fast. I showered, packed, and had breakfast (brownie, mini powdered donuts and strawberry/cranberry juice). So healthy I know! I was on the road [...]

Stage 27 4-21-07 McGrath State Beach – Thousand Oaks 30 miles; 1573.26 total miles ?; mph avg. ?; hours (computer stopped working for a while) Sunny, 70 I was up late reading my book and listening to music on my Zune. But that didn’t stop me from getting up right at 6 AM. My stove ran out of fuel while [...]

Stage 26 4-20-07 Refugio State Beach – McGrath SP 65.03 miles; 1543.26 total miles; 13.3 mph avg.; 4:52 hours Rain in AM, clearing as day went on. Low 60′s. I had a nice fire last night which was the second in a row. I sat and wrote a bunch of emails by the warmth of the fire. Two cats came [...]

Stage 25 4-19-07 Pismo Beach – Refugio State Beach 78.79 miles; 1478.23 total miles; 13.9 mph avg.; 5:38 hours 50′s, some wind Today was a long day but I didn’t feel it. I had 3 climbs but 2 of the 3 were very gradual, so they were not very hard. The second one on Harris Grade Road was the tough [...]

Stage 24 4-18-07 San Simeon Village – Prismo Beach SP 60.75 miles; 1399.44 total miles; 14.3 mph avg.; 4:14 hours Sunny, some wind, high 50′s to low 60′s My night in the hotel was well spent, since the wind was blowing hard throughout most of the night. I slept well and was up at 7. I partook of the free [...]

Stage 23 4-17-07 Pfeiffer Big Sur – San Simeon Village 67.42 miles; 1338.69 total; 12 miles mph avg.; 5:36 hours Partly cloudy in AM; clear and sunny in PM; high winds after noon Last night just after I turned out my light, I heard a critter go by my tent and checkout my camp area. I’m not sure who it [...]

Stage 22 4-16-07 Sunset Beach – Pfeiffer Big Sur SP 70.29 miles; 1271.27 total miles; 11.8 mph avg.; 5:55 hours Sunny, windy, high 60′s I woke up to the sound of sirens in the strawberry fields next to me. I think they were to scare off the birds. My tent was very damp from the condensation. I had breakfast and [...]

Stage 21 4-15-07 Half Moon Bay – Sunset Beach SP 72.77 miles; 1200.18 total miles; 13.4 mph avg.; 5:25 hours Sunny, high 60′s Well my tent didn’t blow down last night with the crazy wind we had. I slept well despite the wind and raging surf just over the dunes. Today’s stage was mostly flat with one climb early and [...]

Stage 20 4-14-07 San Francisco – Half Moon Bay 35.29 miles; 1127.41 total miles; 10.6 mph avg.; 3:19 hours Rain in AM; clear by noon, windy Today’s stage was super short but it had two climbs. They weren’t too bad, they were cat. 3 climbs at best. I woke up at 7 AM and my dad and I tried to [...]

Stage 19 4-13-07 Bodega Bay – San Francisco 78.84 miles; 1092.12 total miles; 11.7 mph avg.; 6:42 hours Sunny, some wind and 70′s? I slept fine in my freshly painted room. The construction guys who were working on the room next door were there and working by 7 AM. I was up so the noise didn’t bother me. I was [...]