DAY 6 of the Asmi Cali Coastal Tour
Big Sur to Ragged Point (50 miles)
50 miles today from Big Sur to Ragged Point - 8 hrs on a bike in 100 degrees!
There were 3 things I was worried about on this trip: heat, hills & getting sick. Well, today we had them all. I started feeling sick yesterday with a sore throat & headache & just prayed that I wouldn't feel worse today. Thankfully, I felt about the same so we were up & out early to beat the heat. Yeah, right! The hardest day of the whole ride with mega hills & there's record heat along the coast! By 7 am, I was down to my t-shirt & wondering where this Santa Ana had come from! But despite the heat & hills, the first half of the ride was SPECTACULAR! Traffic was light & the scenery indescribable. It actually got a little cooler as we rode closer to the water & we had absolutely the best ride ever! The hills were tough & there were a few times I had to stop to catch my breath but I never walked my bike so I consider that a success!
Besides the heat & hills, the biggest problem was the flies! Apparently, they love the heat & decided to escort us to Ragged Point. I discovered that if I pedaled over 6 mph, I could evade them; under that, I looked like Pigpen on a bike!
Ragged Point was such a welcome sight. We have a nice room overlooking the ocean & can hear the waves crashing below. The first thing we did was get some nice, cold beer & sat outside taking in the view. Just about to head over to the restaurant for dinner - believe me, we earned it!
oh, by the way: Mike & I kissed & made up a long time ago!
INTO THE ARCHIVES
Post #8 Sept. 10, 2010 "Just the Two of Us"
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