We had a hard ride from Ripplewood to San Simeon but had some great views along the coast. We had a two mile hill within a couple of miles after we left Ripplewood. Stopped at the top and chatted with DI, a gas station operator; gas prices were $4.50 per gallon! Di, noted it is a remote area, they charge a lot to truck it in and it was the only station for miles. On down the road in Pacific Valley, we were stopped taking photos in Pacific Valley when a man on a Harley pulled up. He took a couple of photos and then asked if I would take his photo with the bike and flowers. He was Brett Crawford, a crew member on the Hull and Humber, one of the yachts currently in the Clipper Around the World 09/10 race. He is from Manchester England and one of 18 crew members on the 60 foot racing yacht. They just completed the China to San Francisco leg, in 35 days. and he rented to Harley for the day. Brett said they were slowed as they slowed to help a fellow racer, The California, which had lost a mast and were running on their engine. Several of the other yachts provided fuel to the stricken California. Back on the road , we made it to San Simeon and did laundry and ate and called it a day.
We woke up to cloudy skies on Saturday and some shifting winds. We headed down Hwy 1 and stopped in Calyucos for breakfast. On down the road through Morro Bay, we stopped and took a photo of my son Michael's college residence. We stayed on Hwy 1 to San Luis Obispo with a bit of a tail wind and made good time. There were a lot of bikers on the road between Morro Bay and SLO and I noted the divider between the lanes they were building when Mike was in school is finally finished. We stopped in SLO for a light lunch at a pasta place. Owner was a biker and chatted a bit. Our waiter, Scott, is from San Diego has just graduated from Cal Poly. He asked us to say hello to his friends. We headed out of SLO on Broad Street and then took a right on Price Canyon Road, a 5 mile mostly down hill ride. But today it was a 5 mile down hill into the wind which is not good but better than a 5 mile uphill into the wind. We stopped at the Beachwalker Inn & Suites in beautiful down town Pismo Beach. Had dinner and a drink at a nice quite restaurant, not Harry's, the happen place in Pismo. This is the end of spring break and there is still a crowd in town. Speaking of spring, our weather forecast does not look good, they keep talking about a wind advisory on the tube, so we will catch the news in the morning and go from there.
We woke up to cloudy skies on Saturday and some shifting winds. We headed down Hwy 1 and stopped in Calyucos for breakfast. On down the road through Morro Bay, we stopped and took a photo of my son Michael's college residence. We stayed on Hwy 1 to San Luis Obispo with a bit of a tail wind and made good time. There were a lot of bikers on the road between Morro Bay and SLO and I noted the divider between the lanes they were building when Mike was in school is finally finished. We stopped in SLO for a light lunch at a pasta place. Owner was a biker and chatted a bit. Our waiter, Scott, is from San Diego has just graduated from Cal Poly. He asked us to say hello to his friends. We headed out of SLO on Broad Street and then took a right on Price Canyon Road, a 5 mile mostly down hill ride. But today it was a 5 mile down hill into the wind which is not good but better than a 5 mile uphill into the wind. We stopped at the Beachwalker Inn & Suites in beautiful down town Pismo Beach. Had dinner and a drink at a nice quite restaurant, not Harry's, the happen place in Pismo. This is the end of spring break and there is still a crowd in town. Speaking of spring, our weather forecast does not look good, they keep talking about a wind advisory on the tube, so we will catch the news in the morning and go from there.
Sunday in Pismo Beach. We walked up town and stopped in a police sub station to inquire about breakfast places. There were two parking control officers, Mark and the one whose name I can't remember. Got the lowdown on breakfast and a ten minute talk about parking enforcement. Mark keeps a list of excuses parking violators have offered to him. All the normal ones like I was just going to be a minute, etc to "my father built this town", "I am new in town", "The high was to high/low/ blocked by a sign ". The only excuse Mark said that came close to working was "I thought I could get away with it"
After breakfast, back to the room and watched the Masters. Planning route for tomorrow. We are headed to Lompoc, about 45 miles. WE had some rain this morning, lots of wind and steady rain this afternoon and evening.
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