Friday, June 8, 2007

Check Out Ride 6/8/07

This morning Eric and I took a 20 mile spin on the bikes to check our assembly and to make some small adjustments. We went west to the Pacific Coast Highway 101 then north. Lots of beach views and photo opportunities. Don't know why all the other cyclists we saw were wearing arm warmers? We thought it was pleasant without them. Lots of people out running, riding and SURFING. Here are some pictures.

For more commentary see Eric's blog at http://teamhallam.blogspot.com. It will also have many similar photos. We were just having fun playing tourist in California.



Tomorrow morning, my brother Brian will take us down to the hotel in San Diego (about 29 miles from Carslbad). There, we will have a rider check in, a pre-ride meeting and dinner. We depart on Sunday at 6:00 AM, just after our first PAC Tour breakfast.



From Carlsbad, CA... Vernon Smith

2 comments:

mmartinez said...

Vern, good luck on your ride. Looking at the pics of Coast Hwy bring back good memories. My wife is from Encinitas and I spent many hours riding the roads around there.

Hope you have the energy, time and a hook-up at the end of each day to post...I will be jealously cheering you on

Vernon Smith said...

Mike, Wish you were here to help us find our way out of San Diego! I('m a little nervous right now. Always am at the beginning. Lots of hard-core cyclists. This is PAC Tour's hardest. The heat is supposed to be bad. I'm not a good route finder. Hi to the family.