Day 15: San Luis Obispo - Refugio State Beach

The rain was to pass through and be gone by morning, it did and was. The streets were wet but that was fine. Today was going to be a long ride to Refugio State Beach near Goleta.

We hit Starbucks on the way out of town then we proceded to Pismo Beach. There were some ups and downs as usual but the ride to the coast was nice. We passed through Pismo and Grover Beach before arriving in Oceano. After riding through Oceano for a bit we had to check our map to make sure we were still on track. We were, just in a scenic round about way.

After a ride through more fields we turned toward Guadelupe. Along the way the smell of cedar trees was strong and sweet. Before Guadelupe there was a descent that took us past more strawberry fields, sweet smell there as well!

We took a break in Guadelupe and found an old time market that sold coconut water, good stuff. After shedding some extra clothing we turned our sights toward Lompoc. This stretch would take us over our next climb. It was a good climb and the descent down to Lompoc was fast. We stopped at McDonalds for lunch then prepared ourselves for the next climb to come before we turned south on 101 to go to Refugio.

The ride through the country past Orcutt was nice. The final climb of the day was like so many others in CA, not too bad. After the climb it was fast down to 101 then to Refugio. The sun was heading down as we set up camp and prepared some dinner. The cannister for my stove went empty so I made a fire in the grill to heat up my soup. It was so hot and so good.

After dinner Simeon, our neighbor, came out and offered us some strawberries, they were awesome. We had a good chat then I washed my dishes and settled in for the night. The crashing of the ocean waves lulled me to sleep.

Tomorrow the plan is to ride through Santa Barbara, Ventura and Oxnard before camping out at Point Mugu State Park.

As always, your prayers are appreciated and effective.