BikeBums 2011

Not much training has been done for this round, but we did manage to slog our way up Mount Diablo in 90 degree heat. It was gorgeous, but man, that last 50 yards is some kind of sick joke. (Ok, this post is mostly just to test if everything is working properly).

a ssssssnake!

the bums made it to ferry on time! This bodes well….

yarrrrrr

Cute dog at Cafe Pacifica.

Easy day, slow start. Gonna be cold tonight…

The farm that supplies Mission Pie, right on 25th near my apt. Local non-profit that gives Mission youth jobs, trips down here to the farm.

So far, it’s been a great ride. The weather was perfect – warm and sunny and a nice tailwind. The coastline, as you might imagine, is gorgeous and much mellower than the northern ca coast in terms of terrain. The 50 mile a day pace leaves plenty of time for lounging about and eating lots of food. It seems biking is just what we do between snack stops. Many thanks to Manjula’s parents for not only letting us crash at their place but also making us an awesome dinner. And to top it off, we got a surprise visit from molly and andrea – too bad they broke the roller coaster so we couldn’t ride it. Also jeff followed this girl into a creepy cave with kiefer sutherland and now he keeps going on about living forever. That’s the one thing I never liked about santa carla – all the damn vampires.

Had a nice night, bbq, and showers (!) at Manjula’s parents’ Orin and Staphanie’s house in Santa Cruz. Windy day keeping us cool. Finishing off the brie as a pre-lunch snack.

Greg, Brooke, Sarah, Nick.