Day 3, June 7, 2016, 68 miles

Day 3 is famous for a 1.3 mile climb nick named quad buster. The day started out a little overcast and ended up quite warm.

This is an encouragement by a local. Or, we could say it's a rider who didn't make it, posing with David.

 This is Jan at the top. 

Lunch in Bradley is quite an event. The school district sells us lunch as their annual fundraiser to support their entire year of extracurricular events. ALC also provides the Boudin lunches for free. So many riders choose to pay for burgers that they raise over $40,000. This is the line to place your order for $10.00 burger.

 They also have deluxe service with no line for $100.00 donation, and take credit cards.

The Bradley kids also sell pins they make, t-shirts, pens and other Bradley souvenirs.

We camp at Paso Robles Mid-State fairgrounds and have dinner inside an air conditioned building instead of a tent. The food all week is tasty, healthy and you can eat as much as you want. 

Day 2, June 6, 2016, 109 Miles, Santa Cruz to King City

Day 2 is the longest day of the ride. We started out with drizzle but the day ended with sun as we headed inland. The winds are always very strong and not always behind us.

This is Herb posing in front of one of the many vineyards we passed.

During the day we were treated to scents of garlic, strawberries, onions and views of cauliflower, kale, artichokes, lettuce and more.

There is a toilet stop at Pezzani Market where cyclists often purchase artichoke delicacies. This is a grilled artichoke with garlic alioli

Jan and Tom, with Coney, the safety mascot, at the lunch stop.

Tom and Emilia finishing their lunch in Salinas. Boudin Bakery makes the lunches fresh each day and drives them to our spots in refrigerated trucks.

During the afternoon we had a nice tail wind and stunning views along highway 1.

Cookie Lady, brings hundreds of home baked cookies to the Otter Pop stop, where cyclists devour both, hosted by "bears" in tutus swirling flags.

This bridge crosses a small river where cyclists sometimes take a dip to cool off.

When someone needs a boost to the next stop, for medical or mechanical reasons, a themed sweep vehicle picks them up. This is the Oz sweep.

We all rode strong. One of our long time team riders completed Day 2 for the first time.