And that was it. Post road trip silence. After a really relaxed final evening it was time to gear up for the final time on this road trip. Time to head home. The final leg from Olympia to the border was straightforward with just a couple of refueling stops. The only issue we had...
California road trip day 7
The ride across the mountains on the Redwood Highway was wonderful. This would possibly be the final day of riding in the sun. The thought of heading back in to the rain, plus the tiredness that comes from a fairly demanding schedule had started to create the odd moments of tension, be it short...
California road trip day 6
The food was delicious and I wasn’t mistaken for an Aussie. Todays target was literally a town called Eureka. It would be the final stop in California and, the way the weather forecasts were shaping up, possibly a final day of uninterrupted sunshine. Elliot had mapped out another cross country route that maximized twists,...
California road trip day 5
I’d become a country bumpkin, my pace of life has slowed down greatly. Time to head north. Back along highway 1 and 17, back on the Bay area freeways. As soon as the highways became freeways the speed and frenetic, take no prisoners, pass any side you like pace hit me – almost literally....
California road trip day 4
An easier day proved to be the right thing to do. From San Jose to Monterey, over the hills and far away (with thanks to the well loved and missed Ian Dury for the paraphrased rhyming couplet). Following a chat with Lesley and Ryan the previous evening we decided to keep heading south, Monterey...
California road trip day 3
There was a reason for ending the day in San Jose and it was tinged with sadness. We’d made it to California, the sun was shining and the temperature was certainly far above what we’d left behind in BC. The rain gear was consigned to the luggage, the summer gloves were donned and a...
California road trip day 2
After the rain of day one it was great to finally hit the sunshine. Roadtrip’s are an awful lot easier in the sun. Day two starts and it’s once again looking like rain so on with the waterproofs before hitting I5 for the days ride to Redding, CA. A lunchtime stop had to be...