Santa Cruzin
Day 30: Half Moon Bay State Beach to New Brighton State Beach Today's Distance: 60 miles Total Distance: 1,441 miles Woke up in the sun this morning for the first time and it felt great! My clothes, tent, and bike were all dry, which is rare...really appreciating those little things at this point. I brushed my teeth on the beach and enjoyed the sand between my toes. After breaking down camp and went for some coffee and breakfast and ended up sticking around a little too long. Now i'm in a hole if I want to make it to Santa Cruz before dark. Normally a 6 hour ride for me, I needed to do it in 5 hours. I like the challenge, so I peddled hard and didn't spend any time dilly dallying. Lots of farms with acres of growing veggies and ocean. Both ear buds in. Great shoulder. I'm cruising. It's hillier than I expected, but isn't that always the case? Let me just preface this next story with: I've never fainted in my life...