It was an early start this morning and I said farewell to the elk as I rode off through the fog. I made an attempt to visit the Ladybird Johnston redwood grove, but the hill was just too long and steep. I finally turned around and hit over 40 mph on the way back down! The view of the ocean was as always amazing, with dark blues and a cloudy grey sky as a backdrop to the reflected grey-green of the ocean...white surf crashing on a black sand beach...freshwater lagoon behind me and a fog obscuring the redwood-covered hills...purple, yellow and white lupines line the roadside. The road went through the lagoon area and took an interesting route past Trinidad. Landslides had torn the road away and it was closed to traffic and I got off and walked the bicycle through on what was left of the gravel path. I enjoyed meeting Robin and Tiffany at one of the viewpoints and we encouraged each other. The sea lions looked like larvae on the rocks below and I was pleased to spot my first whale spouts! The sea lions made some very weird noises, moans and barks. As I was about to go down a hill, I saw a parade of about a hundred cows coming up and the dairy farmer at their head. I stopped to let them pass and learned all about the trials and joys of dairy farming in conversation with the farmer. It was a wild ride from there on the freeway and I had to cross four freeway lanes of traffic to get to the KOA campsite. Sid was in an RV behind me and once across I enjoyed hearing about his trip from Canada with his wife and granddaughter that they were schooling along the way. More rain!
-from Foster City, CA
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