Pismo Beach, CA to Gaviota State Park, CA - 67 Miles
It's time for a confession. We are not avid cyclists. Stephen has biked quite a bit for years (18 months of his mission, to and from work, to and from church, morning rides for exercise), so he may be worthy of the "avid" classification, but as a family we are far from "avid." I think that to be an avid cyclist, one looks for every opportunity to ride as opposed to driving in a car. While completing this ride may not earn us the "avid" title, it at least qualifies us as "experienced" cyclists. What is experienced? Riding daily? Completing a cycling tour? Riding more than 50 miles in one day? Whatever the definition, I think we've all earned the title in the last 6 weeks. Time will tell if we ever become "avid."
We had a long day of riding today, and 15 of the last 20 miles were uphill. The good news is that I believe that was the last major mountain of our ride. From here to the end we have some rolling hills, but that's it! The last 5 miles of our day were a glorious downhill.
We found out when we got to our campsite that this one is only open on weekends. If we had been just one day ahead of schedule, we would have had to keep riding 10 more miles before finding another campsite. What a blessing!
