7:30 Jean & Lynn gone-they need coffee to start.  Climbs to get out-what’s new.  Took back rds & rds parallel to 1-scenic w/little traffic.  Wind at our back.  Going to be longer day-stop at 7-11 for burrito & mk-not a place you can thank heaven for.  Went around mt to Guadalupe-farm lands-agriculture at its best.  Went through town-ended up at cemetery to eat snacks on grass-sat behind wall to get out of wind.  On 1-little traffic-did have trucks loaded w/fruit.  Saw vineyards-some covered-lots of plastic.  Sign says Vandenberg AFB 10 m/Lompoc 15 m-Jennifer worked at Vandenberg AFB & they lived in Lompoc.  We don’t take that exit-go another couple of miles to Purisima Hill (1,000 ft climb) to Lompoc.  Rd is grated at bottom & top (ready to be resurfaced)-difficult to bike over.  Long down hill-wind almost knocks me into car lane.  Sugar & Tiger have problems staying on Lompoc sign for picture.  Motel 6 ($60)-nicest one so far.  Walk to Applebees for dinner-wanted steak tonight. Took a shortcut back-no outlet sign. Didn’t stop us-stood on old grocery cart-climbed on top of wall-threw our dessert over wall. Then dropped down into some thorny bushes-it would hard to explain if I broke my ankle in the fall. Suppose to rain tomorrow.  Was really COLD today-50’s to start-maybe got to high 60’s.

71.5 MILES 11.1 MPH (4-34.5MPH) 7:30-3:00-PUSHED W/FEW STOPS