Monthly Archives: July 2020

Inside a mission, desperate encounter with a deer, and I meet another long-distance biker

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One of my best days, except for the deer incident. Otherwise, I was given a tour of the inside of Mission La Purisima and met another long-distance biker heading the opposite direction. Click on the pic or follow this link: https://youtu.be/QBgVjcXEdJE

Beach time and I learn about the Mustard Trail as I bike from San Luis Obispo to Santa Maria

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Over the hump to Pismo Beach and beautiful views of the ocean. And then I learn that the friars planted mustard seeds along the Camino Real. Click the pic or this link: https://youtu.be/j-SlyKUEZqM

Adobe forms on the wheels of my bike on Day 11 of the California Mission Walk

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Fascinating glimpse at the lettuce harvest outside Gonzales, California, but mud from the farm roads builds up inside my fenders. Overnight in King City. Click on the photo or follow this link: https://youtu.be/NN6KSDlvtsc

Day 9 – While my bike is recuperating, I walk to Carmel and then interview myself

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Click on the photo to link to the YouTube video . . . . .I walk to Mission Carmel then undergo a grueling interview with a tough interviewer who wants to know why I’m walking this route, and other embarrassing things.