From the longest day yesterday, to the shortest day, miles wise at least. While doing my last-minute scramble to plan my late-breaking Route 66 trip, I realized that I would be in LA at the end of the ride, and my best friend Dave lives only a short 450 mile ride away from there. It would be rude not to include a quick visit to see him.
This morning, I set out a bit later than usual. I had been having some issues with my blog and the pictures (which basically wouldn’t upload), and in the shower this morning a potential solution came to me. I dried off quickly and went to try it out – and lo! – a miracle. My blog posts now come with full technicolor photos as accompaniment.
The day was gray and cool and dreary. California continues to disappoint. In fact, I had to add layers to my outerware it was that cold. The road I took followed the coast more or less, but in may places was inland enough so the gray sea was not visible. Lots of agriculture and a bit of industry here and there.
I stopped for breakfast at Davenport, a 0.025 horse town. There were quite a few folk in the breakfast eatery, including a pack of 5 or 6 Canadian bikers – so we had a good old biker chat, as one does. Breakfast was good
After breakfast, the weather didn’t improve, but the riding did. The coast stayed nearby, and the road was more curvy with a good sprinkling of ups and downs. About an hour or so of this, and I ran into San Francisco.
Dave lives half an hour north of the city, so I rode through the traffic, and found myself on the Golden Gate Bridge, I stopped on the other side, at the vista point, to have a break and take some pictures
Another 20 or 25 minutes riding beyond the bridge brought me to a cute little town – San Anselmo. Dave has been here a year, but I haven’t visited during that time. He lives in a lovely house quite close to the town, and we are now both ignoring each other and fiddling with our laptops.
I think this is the end of stage two of the trip – this was the official Pacific Coast bit of the trip. Tomorrow, the trek eastward begins, starting with a ride to Fallon, Nevada. See ya there.