Thursday, August 5, 2021

Homecoming 2021, Day 43, 7/28. 69.3 miles to the US/Mexico border; TM: 1,844.9

US/Mexico border
 And that’s a wrap, folks.

Very much enjoyed today’s ride down memory lane, since I grew up in San Diego and attended the University of California, San Diego.


I noticed that one of the Pacific Beach roach palaces I lived in briefly back in my college days is still there, and looked the same. Must really be nice now!


My brother Jerry joined me for the first part of today’s ride, which moved very quickly until I reached San Diego harbor and had to wait for more than a half hour for the ferry to Coronado.


It also took me more time than I imagined it would to find a reasonably decent photo of the fence at the border itself on the south side of Imperial Beach. A sign on the road said unauthorized vehicles were barred from getting any closer.


Thanks again to the two young Marines who helped me figure out how to take the San Diego trolley from the border to the Old Town bike shop that is shipping my bike home.

 

My son, Andy, is a Marine, and we have high regard for the Marines in my family.


Si se puede!


Doug


Jerry escorts me through Oceanside









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