Just made it back to the coast and well south of the fires. I slept
late and doing 96.8 miles left me riding in the dark on roads with no
lights. It was fun. Since I was going to have to setup camp with a
flashlight either way I stopped at this place for food.

Two guys from Canada that I met a couple days ago were sleeping when I
got to the park.

71.3 miles to King City, CA. The detour turned out to be pretty nice.
Mostly farms.

I pulled a huge thorn out of my tire today which slowly went flat. I
have been lucky so I wasn't too upset.

This camp has no biker site so we'll see if I get stuck with the 25
dollar fee or not.

44.6 miles to Monterey. Some beaches some farms. Lots of people biking.

Looks like tomorrow I have to start a 150 mile detour around the wild
fires out here. Which means I miss Big Sur and some of the coolest
part of the entire coast. But what can I do if it's on fire?

54.3 miles to Santa Cruz. Another great ride. Tons of surfers. And I
spotted some dolphins.

Staying with friends of Jasmine's, Lisa and Rocky. Much thanks.

25.1 miles to camp at a "hiker/biker" site at Half Moon Bay Beach.

I'm just getting started heading west and the views are already wild.
You can just make out route 1 on the left, which is basically what I'm
taking all the way to Mexico.