Day 23 - Half Moon Bay, CA 58km

Day 23 Route

Today was a short ride to get them set strategically to connect with Big Sur a couple of days down the road but it gave them lots of time to look around along the way.  It was overcast when they left San Francisco and a bit cool with a high fog overhead.  Getting out of San Francisco was not nearly as hilly as they expected and as a result it was relatively easy to leave the city especially since they didn't get detoured to this landmark island.

"As we crossed, the bridge was shrouded in blowing fog coming off the Pacific.  That was during the early morning commute and along with the many cars one would expect, we saw a large number of cyclists using the bike lanes - easily over a hundred between our hotel in north Sausalito and the south side of the Bridge where we  veered away to the coast"

"Kevin crosses the Golden Gate bridge as we continue our trip southward"

They are still riding along Hwy 1 which is busy and noisy as the cars go whooshing by so it's hard to hear much else but road noises even. The bike path comes and goes but there are no buses, trucks or RV's on the road and tourists are mostly gone so as they go further from San Francisco they are hoping the traffic will thin out as well.  But there is still plenty of opportunity to stop and admire the views.

"Tug admiring the scenery at Pacific with fog looming over the ridge that extends inland from Point San Pedro.  It may be hard to see them, but there 50 plus surfers in the water when the shot was made.  The swells were creating 3-4 meter waves that broke a long way out and provided ideal conditions. "

Surf at Half Moon Bay

After arriving at Half Moon Bay and checking into another America's Best Value motel, they took a bike tour of the town to check out eating places and to soak up the sounds of the surf breaking on the beach.  Sounds like the Mongolian BBQ was one of the option for supper tonight, although it would seem that beating the clam spaghetti and fava bean ravioli suppers they had at the Buckeye Roadhouse in Sausalito is not going to be easy!