Day 9 Tuesday May 12 San Clemente to San Diego

Up before 7:00 again. We are both tired with sore legs. Too many hills are hard on the thighs.

Rode 1/2 mile to Cafe del Sol for breakfast rolls and coffee. They have really good coffee.

It was after 9:30 before we started riding south. It is good riding through the San Onofre area. They allow dogs on two of the beach trails. But there is also a preponderance of rattlesnakes. ACTIVE rattlesnakes, per the notice at the guardhouse. Hmmmmm. Dogs, yes. Nudity, no. Rattlesnakes, yes. What about nude dogs?

Roadside memorials. We saw way too many of them.

Not a bad ride through Camp Pendleton. A lot less traffic than riding on the I-5 shoulder. After 23 miles we arrived in Ocean Side.

We had lunch at the same organic restaurant we ate at the last time we biked thru here. Then we hopped the Oceanside 2:12 train 2 stops to downtown San Diego. 6 miles later we were at Fred's place in Ocean Beach.

Another good week. Another good bike trip.

Firsts:
We've made this trip several times. This time we found a new route south of San Clemente Pier along the beach. We also stayed in a new campground - San Clemente State Beach. And most importantly, we found a new coffee stop just south of San Clemente. We found 'downtown' Seal Beach after riding by it on past trips.

Today
Distance 26 miles

Total trip
392 miles