Up at 4:45 to dress and get ready for breakfast @ 5:30. Chowed down, brought bike and bags down to lobby. After pep talk from tour leader we left for the Pacific. It was cool but sunny and the beach was moderately busy with joggers, surfers, and folks fishing waist deep in the surf. After the wheel dip ceremony, we started east to Riverside.
Day was spectacular. Mostly, propelled by adrenalin, we made our way through city streets, with the wind mostly at our backs. Bike lanes here were well marked and although we had a few detours, we all successfully managed to make our way to the Courtyard Marriott.
I did get off track a couple times and broke the "man rule" and actually stopped and asked for directions. What can I say. It worked.
At the last SAG stop around mile 50, I did notice it was 94 degrees but it was a dry heat. Today's trip was around 80 miles including unintended side trips. We'll hit Palm Springs on our way to Indio we'll rack up 90 plus miles each of the next two days before we hit the hundred mile days. Let's see if I can maintain that smile by the time we have our first day off in Flagstaff.
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