Time and Tide

Cool morning today (enough for long sleeves), heated up by 10:00 am.  After a good night's sleep, we reorganized and repacked the luggage and then the car, sorted out the bikes, had a lesson on the Garmin for Bikes, made the plan for tomorrow morning, went grocery shopping.

We had lunch at The Natural Cafe - best vegetarian tamales ever - thanks, Rachel, for the suggestion.  A couple of last minute items at the local REI (why, oh why, wasn't there a Swiss army knife in The Little Darkness?). 

 It was good to have a day to regroup. Time is on our side, today and all the days to come.

Although naps beckoned us both, we put on our cycling gear, pedaled to the Pacific Ocean, and - in the time honored tradition of RAGBRAI (look it up, if you don't know) - dipped the back wheels of the bikes into the water in the west, marking the beginning of the ride.

Jody dips his back wheel in the Pacific at Goleta Beach, CA"

We were greeted with a hearty "Go Hawks!" by a man walking his dog on the beach.

 

Jody and Janie, with the back wheels in the Pacific, Goleta Beach, CA

 

Sandy feet at Goleta Beach, CA





 

 

 

Tide and time wait for no man.

        ~Unknown