One of the first things we do after arriving at a stop for the day is to turn on the Weather Channel. You do not like to see rain in the forecast but rain alone will not keep us from riding. What you do not want to see at the head of the weather page for your location is "Caution wind Advisory." Starting a bit later this morning they are forecasting 18 mph winds gusting to 38 mph out of the SSE. Yep, our route takes us SSE. Therefore, we are avoiding the wind and rain and are planning for a late morning start tomorrow en route to Lompoc.
Speaking of signs we like and dislike: "Passing lane ends" usually means you are coming to the top of a climb. "High cross winds" is never good. "Construction ahead, prepare to stop" is good and bad, cars slow down, we can often move past a lot of cars in the closed lane but some times the surface can be rough and loose. The CALTRANS or road construction people are usually very good. We rode through some one lane construction area and they gave us plenty of time to clear the area. "Caution 7% Grade" is wonderful down hill but not so pleasant if up hill.
Weather up date: The wind advisory was lifted at 8:00 pm, the radar on the weather channel looks promising for tomorrow.
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