Brian and I said good-bye to Shadow this morning, then continued riding south.
Shadow said he wanted to stay at the motel until the noon checkout deadline to figure out where he should go next.
The climb up the 1 to the 101 was not hard but sustained.
However, the 7% drop down to Gaviota was scary, due to the heavy traffic, uneven quality of the road shoulder and the erratic gusts of wind.
Enjoyed the long bike path through the Santa Barbara region.
Passed by some lads playing polo on a field in Summerland.
The hiker-biker site at Carpenteria State Park was already packed when I arrived. Most of the campers were with a touring group from LA that included Brian’s ex-girlfriend. (Small world?)
Brian has generously invited me to stay at his place in downtown LA tomorrow.
It’s way off the route. But Santa Monica hotels seem to be priced at $200 plus.
So what the heck? The plan is to ride to Santa Monica, then take the Metro to his place.
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