Day one

Got on bikes at Half Moon bay at 10:45am.

What a perfect day with lots of sun, wind at our backs (yeah) and amazing ocean views. We kept each other entertained but arrived at the hotel glad to not see another hill today. We took two rest stops, one at Pigeon Point Lookout (and we did look out for the pigeons) where we met an older couple (since Scott and I are not older yet) from Germany where they started on a four week ride from Seattle to San Diego. We also got passed by a couple of hot shots but they weren't carrying anything with them, else they would never have passed us. Next we stopped in Davenport with a population of 200. The hardest part of the ride was going through Santa Cruz - home of the famous banana slug. Then the final leg got us here to Watsonville - artichoke capital of the world. Depending on how comfortable the beds are and how our young bodies recover, our next planned stop will be Big Sur. Here are a couple pictures from today.

Location:Watsonville