61.5 miles
Day 5 napa to Petaluma.
Such a beautiful ride!
45 miles, 2900 feet of climbing
No wine was enjoyed. Coffee in Calistoga in the morning, a moderate climb up out of napa valley to Santa Rosa. Beautiful green hills all the way to Petaluma. Clay has a friend that lives about 4 miles out of town who gave us their place for the night. The ride out to it was green rolling hills and so pretty.
This ride was incredibly beautiful. I think this is the first really enjoyable day. There were no major climbs, the temperature was more tolerable, and the roads and traffic were better. I had heard how beautiful the headlands were and they did not disappoint. We pedaled out towards Reyes station, stopping along the way at a cheese factory. Then we went through fairfax, San anslemo, mill valley and saulsalito. All super cute with really nice bike routes. Biking over the Golden Gate Bridge was far less glamorous than anticipated. It was super windy and loud with a lot of serious bike commuters making it a slightly unnerving experience.
We stayed the night with one of my old friends from college in Russian hill. It was the best night of sleep. Thank you Ryan!
Day 7 in san francisco
We spent or first day off cruising around San Francisco. I've had multiple people tell me how much it is to bike in the city. I thought they were crazy and pictured biking in the streets of New York City. It's great though. We chilled in Dolores park, as recommended, soaking in the sun and partaking in some top notch people watching. Then cruised to ocean beach and back through golden gate park. We had two delicious Mexican food meals in the mission and spent the night with some I clays home own friends who are super lovely.
Day 8 San Francisco to about 10 miles south of half moon bay
Today was lovely! It was the first day with no real destination so we took it really easy. We biked about 40 miles, stopping at beaches, taking random bike paths and doing lots of chilling. The road was super nice with a shoulder and no giant climbs except for one super sketchy part out of Pacifica and towards devils slide. We camped about 10 miles south of half moon bay. I feel asleep in my bike clothes and woke up 11 hours later.
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