Bicyclin' the Central Coast
Now comes a different phase to my bicycling
vacation.....A ride up the Central Coast with SportyGal. Morro Bay was a
wonderful destination, I remember it well when we lived there for about 3 years
when I was a child. It's changed much since the early 50's, but some things just
seem timeless. One of the things I remember so well was the fishing fleet
there....the boats are still there, but the fishing is gone. Still, they supply
a great photo opportunity however.
Morro Rock of course is timeless
As are the birds.
These seemed much friendlier than Alfred Hitchcocks "Birds" however.
During a get aquainted dinner, we decided to ride up the coast north as far as Elephant Seal Beach, past the town of San Simeon in the morning. It was my request that we leave early because the winds were supposed to pick up and blow strongly from off shore later in the day. She agreed, although getting up early wasn't one of her favorite things to do. We left around 7:30am and headed north out of Morro Bay, providing many wonderful photo ops.
We passed through the very picturesque town of Cambria on our way north, the winds were holding at bay for the time being.
As we worked our way north, traffic lightened up a bit and I noticed many examples of flora and fauna.
We worked our way up and down several hills, and this is the view I got of SportyGal most often.
Working our way up the coast, we came upon the little community of San Simeon, which is the home of Hearst Castle, situated high on a hill top and bicycles aren't allowed to travel the road....camera's are however, so I got as close as I could considering the slight haze in the air.
The pier at San Simeon....
In the town of San Simeon is a very old store, and warehouses for materials to build the castle on the hilltop, back in the 1800's. The Sebastion Store is a National Landmark.
Finally, after struggling against a strong headwind for the last eight or ten miles, we arrived at our destination......elephant seal beach. There were still many juvenile seals left on the beach, enough to make the stop an interesting one.
Turning around and heading with the wind was pure joy! As chilly as it was going up into the wind, we now found times when we were warm. Back down through all the towns, this time on the ocean side of the road allowing much better views.
Stopping for lunch, we found this statue and SportyGal was nice enough to take my photo standing in front of it.
Slipping down the coast feeling like I was floating on the tailwind, we soon had Morro Bay in sight again. It seemed that the return trip took no time at all. Finishing up, I found I had 67 miles on for the ride. SportyGal had ridden from her home to meet up with me, so she had a few more. It is such a wonderful experience to be able to meet aquaintences from Eons that seem like old friends when you meet up. I really hated for the day to end, but like all good things, the day comes to an end.
Tomorrow, however is another day. A ride with SportyGal's club from San Luis Obisbo was in store for me...... but that's another story.
Morro Rock of course is timeless
As are the birds.
These seemed much friendlier than Alfred Hitchcocks "Birds" however.
During a get aquainted dinner, we decided to ride up the coast north as far as Elephant Seal Beach, past the town of San Simeon in the morning. It was my request that we leave early because the winds were supposed to pick up and blow strongly from off shore later in the day. She agreed, although getting up early wasn't one of her favorite things to do. We left around 7:30am and headed north out of Morro Bay, providing many wonderful photo ops.
We passed through the very picturesque town of Cambria on our way north, the winds were holding at bay for the time being.
As we worked our way north, traffic lightened up a bit and I noticed many examples of flora and fauna.
We worked our way up and down several hills, and this is the view I got of SportyGal most often.
Working our way up the coast, we came upon the little community of San Simeon, which is the home of Hearst Castle, situated high on a hill top and bicycles aren't allowed to travel the road....camera's are however, so I got as close as I could considering the slight haze in the air.
The pier at San Simeon....
In the town of San Simeon is a very old store, and warehouses for materials to build the castle on the hilltop, back in the 1800's. The Sebastion Store is a National Landmark.
Finally, after struggling against a strong headwind for the last eight or ten miles, we arrived at our destination......elephant seal beach. There were still many juvenile seals left on the beach, enough to make the stop an interesting one.
Turning around and heading with the wind was pure joy! As chilly as it was going up into the wind, we now found times when we were warm. Back down through all the towns, this time on the ocean side of the road allowing much better views.
Stopping for lunch, we found this statue and SportyGal was nice enough to take my photo standing in front of it.
Slipping down the coast feeling like I was floating on the tailwind, we soon had Morro Bay in sight again. It seemed that the return trip took no time at all. Finishing up, I found I had 67 miles on for the ride. SportyGal had ridden from her home to meet up with me, so she had a few more. It is such a wonderful experience to be able to meet aquaintences from Eons that seem like old friends when you meet up. I really hated for the day to end, but like all good things, the day comes to an end.
Tomorrow, however is another day. A ride with SportyGal's club from San Luis Obisbo was in store for me...... but that's another story.
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