Southern California Is For Surfing

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We made it to Encinitas! We are only one days ride from the border! It is hard to believe that we are actually here. In a car it seems so far away, too far to ride the distance on bicycles. But we did it. It was really only last week or so when we were seeing signs for LA being over 300 miles away, but now we are over 100 miles south of LA. 


Biking through the big metropolis was not as daunting as we had been envisioning. Luckily, Gillian's friend Ingrid allowed us to stay with her at her place in Santa Monica. She was then kind enough to drive down to Newport the next day so we could stay with her again at her Dad's place. 


Here we were treated like kings in the Balboa Bay Yacht Club kitchen where he is the head chef. This was a real treat for finishing our ride through LA. I don't think it could have gone much smoother. Currently we are in Encinitas right now waiting one more day for the border ride so we can complete the final leg of the mission with Kieth and Diana. They have just been traveling one day behind us. Tomorrow is border day and we will be very ecstatic to be finished with the journey.


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  1. hansJuly 25, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    Well done guys.

    Wes. So much hair. Lookin good.

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  2. UnknownJuly 25, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    Congrats!!! I love the picture of you guys with Josef & Ingrid in the kitchen! I am glad you are waiting for your friends to bicycle down to Mexico. It will be such a happy day. xoxoxoxxo Pat & Mike

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