CA HAS A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.  COLD to start-like winter in TX.  101 to a park rd-trees absolutely breathtaking-climb takes my breath away-have freezing forest to ourselves-fingers & feet are numb.  Out of forest into sun-see 4 bikers we met yesterday-one is a girl from Australia-she’s in short, spandex shorts!  Camped out last night & got rained on-said our motel was great-even had breakfast for us.  Most of day was on back roads-next to ocean-through forests-rough torn up rds-good rds-bike path that turned into gravel rd (also for horses-could tell by the poop on trail)-best of all we had a tailwind.  OH-NO-back on 101 for last 5 m-now have terrible cross wind-traffic non stop.  No bike lanes going into Eureka-make our way to Motel 6 ($60).  Jean & Lynn staying at different motel.  Spent $40 for dinner-terrible-except for the pecan pie & carrot cake.  Armand is sound asleep-tomorrow is another day. 

66.5 MILES  10.6 MPH (4-34 MPH)  6 HRS 15 MIN BIKE TIME  (8:00 TO 4:15)