For Those Who Haven't Friended Us on Facebook...

Admittedly, I've gotten lazy.  Type a few sentences on Facebook, maybe add a photo and then hit "post".  Like the Ronco ads might say; "Set it and forget it!"  But, in fairness for the folks who aren't on my Facebook list, here's a little vacation update just for you.



Our daily route.

 We're in north San Diego county, staying with a friend in Escondido.  We have been riding our tandem almost every day, following the same loop to Oceanside, Carlsbad and then back to Escondido.  51.5 miles... daily.  The route we keep repeating involves a loop, which we ride in a counter-clockwise direction. 

Some parts have a bike lane, some don't.  There's a little bit of road construction going on in one part of the outbound segment, and we find ourselves riding a little portion on the sidewalk because there's no room in the road for us AND a car at the same time.  It's only about half a mile of major inconvenience, and I'd rather stay alive than argue over space in the lane... or the morgue.

The last eight and one-half miles of the ride before we hit the coast is on a dedicated bike path: no vehicles, only bikes and pedestrians.  The downside of this little corridor of safety is that the wind blows directly into our faces for the whole way... and it's always brisk.  It's hard to make good time in this portion of the ride, but it's nice having the wind at our back on the return portion of the ride.



Next to the Pacific in Carlsbad, CA

 One day we rode from Escondido to Chula Vista, where we stayed with a friend for the night, and then goofed off the next day in Coronado, CA.  We racked up 70 miles on that little excursion.

My favorite photo of the trip is a picture of us (Idaho residents), wearing our Florida PANTHERS club jerseys while standing next to the Pacific ocean.  Conflicted?  Perhaps.  Enjoying the ride?  Absolutely!