Day 1 (Half Moon Bay) & Day 2 (New Brighton Beach)

Day 1: We said goodbye to Ken & headed up to Golden Gate Park. Deborah came with us to navigate. The Bridge parking area was packed! We finally found two spots, unloaded the bikes, and took the requisite photos with the bridge in the background. We were a bit concerned about fog, but the sky was blue & beautiful. Jan, Kendal, & Deborah headed to China Town for tea tasting & dim sum; the three of us (Rob, Evelyn, & Doug) turned south toward Half Moon Bay. It was a fairly short ride (33 miles)with only one trecherous climb. We stopped for beer & nachos at Half Moon Bay Brewery when we called Jan & found out she was still in China Town. The state beach campground was full so we made reservations at Cameron's Pub RV resort. After dinner we went to the pub for black & tans and ice cream sundaes We rode just under 60 miles today. Sitting in front of the fire, showered, hydrated while dinner is going. Today was beautiful, blue skies and a stiff breeze at our backs. We stopped four times at state parks or beaches. We saw lighthouses, tide pools and seals. The Nor Cal coast is wonderful. Jan met us for lunch at Ana Nuevo where we made our own sandwiches. We toured the interpretive center and watched the movie but did not hike the two miles to see the elephant seals. Davenport was our fist official ice cream stop. Ev had ollilaberry and honey. We made it into Santa Cruz riding on the bike path ending up at Boardwalk. We were off the map and then tried to find our way to the campground using the map, the book and Google maps. We made it but we probably added 5 extra miles. Tomorrow is 40 relatively flat miles into Monterey.