Crazy day-every day is so different.  Left after 8-staying up too late watching tv while Armand is fast asleep.  (like at home)  No trouble getting out of Lompoc-cold-in 50’s-wind at our back.  101 to 1-wide bike lane-mts on each side-few black cows standing around-no farms.  Gradual up hill-7 1/2% grade down hill for 2 miles-what a rush.  Get to tunnel & rest stop-pull in.  U-HOO-can’t believe it’s Jean & Lynn-give them a hug-went all day yesterday w/out seeing them.  Can’t believe today-bike lane now smooth-going 20-24 mph because of wind.  Get to Goleta by 12:00-stop at bike shop-put air into Armand’s tire.  He doesn’t even check mine.  Yesterday was the cemetery today is another 1st-McDonalds for lunch.  I want to keep going to Santa Barbara-go out & get phone.  Y-HOO-Y-HOO-see Jean & Lynn bike by to Motel 6.  Armand calls  Motel 6 in Santa Barbara-same price-we go on.  Get on bike path all the way to Santa Barbara.  Motel 6 ($87)-been paying $2.99 for wifi-they tell me it’s free to AARP members-no one ever told us.  Best Motel 6 yet-but no room for bikes-they are sleeping outside.  Ride bus down town & walk to warf-wind at our backs.  Pass so many clothing stores & restaurants-very few people in any of them.  Finally take 1st picture at warf-get buses back.  Stop at 7-11 for dessert.  Map rap w/Jean & watch tv.  No rain in forecast-rain only lasted long enough for me to put on my jacket twice today & then quit.

57 MILES 12.5 MPH (4-36.5 MPH) 4 HRS 30 MIN BIKING TIME (high of 62-winds 14-21 mph)

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