Lighthouse Century - San Luis Obispo, CA

Oh my, I didn't realize how long it had been since I last posted! Life has been a little hectic trying to get settled in the new job. I'm hoping the toughtest part of it is over.

Anyhoo, the ride was great and we all had a terrific time. Michelle and I completed the Flat Metric (I think it came to about 58 miles) in just over four hours and J and Sharon came in from completing the Flat Century a short while after us. J had tire and wheel issues, but fortunately there was a terrific bike mechanic at the rest stop to help him out. Knock on wood, Michelle and I made it through pretty smoothly.

Before the ride pics. The ride started out at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo.

Pics from our lunch stop right at the beach. The course for us was up and back on Highway 1. The scenery was beautiful and the microclimates were in full force! In the morning, we started out in crisp but cool weather, then hit the fog and got a little wet. Later in the afternoon on the way back, it was pretty cool with the sea breeze, but then we would his a section around Paso Robles that was CRAZY hot, then all of a sudden it would be cool again! Thank goodness, though, as we would have struggled if the entire ride would have been in the heat. Paso Robles hit something like 104 that day.

And then the happy post-ride pic!

Oh, and the celebratory dinner that evening was, of course, at the Cracked Crab in Pismo. YUM!!! The food sectioned off at the bottom of the picture protected by the two lower water glasses was the pot for J and I. Look at all that crabby goodness!

This ride put me at a total of 900 miles for this year so far. Only 100 more to go!

Share the road!

~Patty