Plaskett Creek, CA to Morro Bay, CA - 62 miles
As we were leaving the campsite this morning, Stephen realized he had a flat tire. At about 11:30, he had another. At 3:00 this afternoon, Tanner got his first flat. In terms of tires, it was a flat day. In other respects, it wasn't such a flat day. We climbed to the top of 2 - 1000 foot peaks before we finished the coastal cliffs south of Big Sur.
We passed Hearst Castle today. I think I have now passed Hearst Castle 3 times in my life, but still have yet to go inside. You have to take 3 separate tours if you want to see the whole castle. I think it would be awesome to do someday, but $225 for all of us to see the whole castle was a bit much for now, not to mention the time commitment. It's a good thing we passed up the castle tours though because when we got to our first campsite option for the evening just down the road, there were no showers. We promised the boys real showers this evening, so we decided to go to the next park.
We stopped to watch the Elephant Seals today and met a woman who is running the length of California. She started at the Oregon border and is running all the way to Mexico. She runs 40 miles every day, that's more than a full marathon and a half...daily. I know quite a few people who have run marathons and I think they are amazing. Once I ran 11 miles without stopping and that was intense for me. Biking is so much easier on the knees!
