It was a bit brisk this morning in SF. We drove to the beach just down the road from the kick-off point by the Golden Gate bridge. We met Renee & Kooper. They were both very nice. Melody and Kooper played in the sand & surf while Kayla & I chatted with Renee. Deb joined us after she finished her morning run. Around 9:30 we drove to the parking lot nearest the bridge. Ronnie, the cyclist from Anaheim, met us there. We got all ready and walked to the starting point under the bridge. I was determined to dip my rear wheel in the ocean before starting. I climbed/slipped down the steep piled boulders. A large wave soaked my foot and got my bike wet... Good enough. Back up the rocks and then onto the bikes. Ronnie & I rode to the ferry terminal and back. We then drove to Vellejo and started the "real" part of the trip. We got on the bikes around 1:30. The long sleeved jerseys we wore in SF were replaced by thin short sleeved shirts. It was pretty hot. We met Troy about 25 miles into our ride. He is raising money to buy audio bibles. (Google - pedaling for proclaimers). Troy was riding a recumbent and he got a flat about 50 miles into the ride. We fixed it and were on our way. We rode through some beautiful olive groves. There were lots of rolling hills but nothing too steep. Ronnie and Troy decided to spend the night in Davis. Deb, Kayla, Ronnie, & Troy all went to dinner while I pressed on to try to get north of Sacramento. I made good time getting into the city but once there I had some trouble following the maps. I met several really nice people that helped get me back on course. A nice couple with a huge great dane (redundant, I know) told me of a safe place to park the RV. I had run out of daylight and didn't have my headlight or any reflectors with me. I called Deb and she met me near the American river trail. I had a cold shower, some turkey sandwiches. Total miles for the day = 92.5
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