Monday, November 27, 2006

Day 9: Warm Welcome in Santa Barbara

Ride 59 miles Lompoc to Santa Barbara.

As our heads were hitting the pillow we could hear the pitter-patter
of rain on our tents. The thought of riding 60 miles in the rain made
us toss and turn in our sleeping bags. But as we unzipped our tents
the clouds parted and provided us with nothing but sunshine ahead.

The climbing started early as we pushed to reach the highest elevation
of our trip at over 1,000 feet. What goes up must come down! We all
loved the screaming downhill where we clocked in at 40 mph!!! We
refueled at sea level with a picnic lunch at El
Capitan State Park. We
ended our day's ride at Crane Country Day School in Santa Barbara.
They greeted us with warm smiles and lots of cheers. What a beautiful
campus and wonderful school community!


We were welcomed by Country Day School with a nice library to snuggle up and sleep in tonight and a pizza party to fill our bellies!

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