February 18, 2018
Day1
A nice day to iron out the kinks.
Day one was a challenging ride with plenty of hill climbing, 3500 ft of elevation . Getting out of the city of SanDiego wasn't too bad having selected a Sunday morning start provided us with low amounts of traffic to worry about. Tim's planning found us as many bike trails as possible to ride. Out of the city we travelled suburban neighborhood and then historic highway #80 which had shared bike lanes or wide shoulders in most places. Rode through Mission Trails Regional Park home to California's oldest Mission as well as many miles of hiking trails.Stopped about 10.5miles from our destination for lunch break. The combination of brutal hills and a flat tire physically drained us .Very happy to have reached our destination.
Spent the night at the most welcoming, comfortable Viejas Casino Resort in Alpine,Ca. George was able to park his motor home in the resort parking lot at no cost.
A good day to work out the minor kinks and adjustments necessary with our bikes and equipment.
Flats for the day: 2
Today's ride: 45 miles (72 km)
Total: 53 miles (85 km)
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Glad you have such wonderful support right there with you. You’ll be pros at changing those tires by the time you get home.
Good luck
Lolly and Don
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