Our host Paul helped us to gear up for the rain. He works for 6 months and then goes on tour for 6 months on old mountain bikes that he soups up a little bit. He made us a cyclists soup of pasta, bread, beef stock, peanuts, and vegetables. He said cooking was not his hobby, but I thought it tasted great!
Halfway through the day and the poncho is only ripped in a few places... not quite perfect for wind. We are like big balloons sailing down the paths.
Awesome posts you two! Glad that you are safe, kinda dry and meeting great people. Imagine if California had bike paths like the ones you describe! Meanwhile, I'm going online to get the
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