Day 24: New Sh!t Has Come To Light!

Route:  Fort Bragg to Gualala Point

Distance:  66.7 miles

Total Trip Distance:  1,347 miles

It occurred to me yesterday that on Monday I will be sleeping in a real bed.  That's new for me at least.  Maybe not as major as this: 

I'll be meeting my brother in law Mike tomorrow,  and riding back with him to his house in Sebastapol.  Even taking Tuesday off to visit and rest a bit. Nice.

Had a pretty darn good sunset last night:

Oh, and I met these 2 sweet sisters and their dog Anna:

Today's ride was all along HWY 1.  Here's part of why it's a good road to ride:

While the scenery was nice, the highlight of my morning was this breakfast burrito I had in Little River:

And I needed those calories- there were numerous steep downs (yippee!!) and then ups (ugh, grind, grind, grind....).  One particularly brutal climb (just south of Elk) had me thinking I was going to break my chain for sure - even in my lowest gear I was standing up.  But we made it. At the top there was a nice road chalk message that said "are you full?"..... Then 10 ft. Later: "because you just devoured a monster climb!"  I agree.

Here's some pics along the highway:

It was like this all day:

Every time I looked to my right there it was:

Saw this aartwork on a rock at my 5th or 6th lunch stop:

COWABUNGA MAN!

Pro Tip Of The Day:  Socks with sandals you wonder?  The answer is always "YES":

When all the hipsters are doing this, remember you saw it here.........

Camp tonight is at Gualala Point Regional Park. I'm in a primeval looking grove of trees - sort of like something out of Lord of the Rings:

 This is my third night camping with Jim from Cupertino. We'll part ways tomorrow - he heads for Fairfax, while I head for Sebastapol.  There is also an older couple from Noway (whose names I STILL cannot pronounce) who are working their way down the coast at a leisurely pace.

Oh, and those crafty raccoons are back...... I'll be on my guard