The adventures of Curtis: Day 3 Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz

Miles 59.26 (98.75 total)

Climb 2,526 ft

We woke to a very cool morning. It was about 49 when we woke and is got up to about 64 today. It was also a very gray day. It seems that the overcast fogginess never left. One of the selling points for the trip was that the wind "predominantly" blows from the north, but we have yet to see those winds. We fought the south wind all day today. That was probably the hardest part of the day. It even grated on you more than the climbs. On the coast, you climb quite a bit. They are not large hills, but you are constantly climbing over the bluffs overlooking the ocean.

The gray day took a lot of the color out of the day that would have been good to see. The ocean just looked gray as well and you couldn't see out very far.

We also saw quite a bit of agriculture today. There was mostly Brussel sprout plants (definitely not my favorite) and artichokes. I would imagine as we head south, there will be more and more agriculture.

We did stop in the town of Davenport and I had a delicious bowl of clam chowder with Catherine and Dave from Seattle and Bill from Texas. It was a much needed stop as my body was hungry for something other than a peanut butter sandwich.

It was fun riding thru Santa Cruz. There are some beautiful views of the ocean and the boardwalk. They do have a nice roller coaster on the boardwalk that would have been fun to ride, but it wasn't open. One thing Santa Cruz is known for is it is the surf boarding capital of the world. Well maybe not capital, but there is a surf boarding museum here. I should have gotten a picture of surfers, because there is a lot of them.

It was really an easy day to navigate today since we stayed on highway 1 most of the day. There was always a nice shoulder that kept us away from the traffic.

Well, as you can tell, I don't have a lot to write about the day. It was a nice day, but I am definitely feeling the miles, the wind, and the climbs in my legs.