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Day 24  Carlsbad, CA to Border Field State Park, CA   Daily Miles - 80.2  Cumulative Miles - 1,753.5  Average Speed - 12.4 MPH  Max Speed -  28.7 MPH  Ride Time -  6 Hours 26 Minutes  Daily Elevation Gain 1,073 Feet, Loss 1,119 Feet  Cumulative Elevation Gain 63,892 Feet, Loss 63,938 Feet  Flat Tires - 4  DONE! 24 days total  23 days on the bike - 1,753.3 miles 1 day for the marathon - 26.3 miles 156 hours and 26 minutes of riding time Over 12 miles of elevation gain Only 4 flat tires I got rolling early this morning since I knew it was going to be a pretty long ride.  I would reach the border and then have to turn around to return to my final stopping point for the day near the airport.  I had to not only complete the riding, but arrange for and pick up a box for my bicycle and change my travel arrangements.  Whew...that's a lot. I was on my way.  I rode through several beac...
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Day 23  Coto de Caza, CA to Carlsbad, CA   Daily Miles - 51.7  Cumulative Miles - 1,673.3  Average Speed - 12.6 MPH  Max Speed -  28.9 MPH  Ride Time -  4 Hours 5 Minutes  Daily Elevation Gain 1,322 Feet, Loss 1,975 Feet  Cumulative Elevation Gain 62,819 Feet, Loss 62,819 Feet  Flat Tires - 3  Before heading out on my ride today, I had the privilege of getting to visit with my grandmother.  She will be turning 98 years old next month.  And she is on top of things.  She has a busier daily schedule that I do.  It was so great to get to spend some time with her.  Thank you to the Kesslers for housing me for the night and taking me over to visit grandma. You can also see that I have gotten quite a tan over the last few weeks.  I was dropped off right down the street from where my grandmother lives.  I discussed the route to take that would get me back down to the coast.  I h...
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Day 22  Manhattan Beach, CA to Coto de Caza, CA   Daily Miles - 69.9  Cumulative Miles - 1,621.6  Average Speed - 12.6 MPH  Max Speed -  28.1 MPH  Ride Time -  5 Hours 30 Minutes  Daily Elevation Gain 1,826 Feet, Loss 1,152 Feet  Cumulative Elevation Gain 61,497 Feet, Loss 60,844 Feet  Flat Tires - 3  Today was a busy day.  It started off early with visiting. I stopped in Hermosa Beach to visit neighbors that I used to live across the street from - Karl and Maxine.  We spent talking about the bike ride and catching up since the last time we were together. Next, I headed over to Redondo Beach to visit with the parents of my best friend Kasey from way back in middle and high school.  Only his mother Toni was there since his dad Tim was out on his own bike ride for the day.  I am not the only one that goes on long bike rides!  Since this was a surprise visit, I was not expecting them to b...
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Day 21  Carpinteria, CA to Manhattan Beach, CA    Daily Miles - 98.5  Cumulative Miles - 1,551.7  Average Speed - 12.1 MPH  Max Speed -  28.3 MPH  Ride Time -  8 Hours 6 Minutes  Daily Elevation Gain 1,198 Feet, Loss 984 Feet  Cumulative Elevation Gain 59,672 Feet, Loss 59,692 Feet  Flat Tires - 2  I decided yesterday to add some miles to today's ride.  I wanted to make it to the area where I grew up a little sooner so that I could spend some time with some friends before moving on.  I left Carpinteria about 6:30am knowing it would be a long day.  The bright side was it was going to be a mostly flat ride. Some pictures as I was rolling down Pacific Coast Highway.  The sun did not shine much at all today, but even on an overcast day, the ocean is still great to look at. Just past Ventura, I remembered I was close to a family member - Michelle - that I hadn't seen in many years....
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Day 20  Lompoc, CA to Carpinteria, CA    Daily Miles - 72.4  Cumulative Miles - 1,453.2  Average Speed - 12.4 MPH  Max Speed -  29.0 MPH  Ride Time -  5 Hours 48 Minutes  Daily Elevation Gain 2.536 Feet, Loss 2,615 Feet  Cumulative Elevation Gain 58,474 Feet, Loss 58,708 Feet  Flat Tires - 2  I took a look at my ride for today ahead of time and noticed that there was a big climb at the beginning and then pretty much flat the rest of the day.  When I headed out of Lompoc, I made a right turn and there it was... When you see the hills like this on both sides, you know that there is a pass that you have to go through to get over the hills.  This just happened to be an 18 mile climb.  It was not a huge incline thank goodness.  It was just long and steady.  I was rewarded with a 2 mile downhill with a 7% grade. While on this pass, I think I started to get a little grouchy.  I was tal...
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Day 19  San Luis Obispo, CA to Lompoc, CA   Daily Miles - 53.7  Cumulative Miles - 1,380.8  Average Speed - 11.9 MPH  Max Speed -  30.5 MPH  Ride Time -  4 Hours 40 Minutes  Daily Elevation Gain 1,844 Feet, Loss 1,972 Feet  Cumulative Elevation Gain 55,938 Feet, Loss 56,093 Feet  Flat Tires - 2  I am getting used to the foggy mornings now.  I know that by about 10 am or so, the skies will clear and the sun will be shining.  The first town I rode through was Pismo Beach.  This was a park that is right on the coast.  The ocean is out there.  I could hear it.  I just couldn't see it.  I am sure this place is really nice when the sun is shining on it and the waves are crashing against the coast. As I was riding through the main street of Pismo Beach, I got a whiff of cinnamon.  I turned around to see what it was.  There was a cinnamon roll bakery named Old West Cinnamon...
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