On Friday, June 8 the plan was for Chris and I to bike from Bodega Bay to Petaluma, then to meet Cami in Petaluma where she and Chris would switch spots and Cami would ride with me from Petaluma to Napa. This was to be 64 miles -- a ride to get me started on the route (but with a day off and triathlon before the daily bikes began)
As I said, the plan was to go 64 miles, but it was my first day really depending on my GPS navigation system. That nice little arrow was pointing us in the right direction, I was sure! Several miles and hill climbs after leaving the coast of Bodega Bay, Chris and I biked around a bend and voila! It was the coast...again! There lay the Pacific in front of us. We had made a large loop and were back at our campground. Chris had planned a 30 mile ride with me, but ended up doing 45 instead. The plan for me to do 64 on this, my first day...ended up being 79.4 with an elevation change of 3,987 feet.
We met up with Cami as planned (but later!) in Petaluma and Cami biked with me through wine country on to Napa.
This was when we knew we were coming back to the Pacific and had made a big loop!
A fine end to the day of biking...avocado/bacon/turkey sandwich from a local shop and wine from a vineyard we biked past...
Put my bike tires in the Pacific before I left!