Day 16 - Refugio State Beach - Point Mugu State Park

Today was the day we officially were back in the city. After leaving the Beach we were in Goleta after a short bit. We found a McDonalds for breakfast, to charge up our phones and catch up on some e-mail.

After breakfast we rode into Santa Barbara and went to the Pier. This is the end of the Adventure Cycling Map that begins in San Francisco and ends in Santa Barbara. We rode through a neighborhood that led to the water. We found the water and turned toward the Pier. Once on the Pier we went out to take some photos. Once the photos were taken it was time to begin our journey through Santa Barbara. We didn't have a map for this section of the ride so we asked a cyclist for route info. He pointed us in the right direction and the signage for the Pacific Coast Trail was good.

We made it to Ventura and began to hunt for a cannister for the stove. We checked a couple of stores before locating one at High 5 Sports. It was in Ventura that we met Eileen who was interested in our ride. We chatted and she took some pictures. She shared with us about her upcoming climbing trip to Utah. Sounded cool.

Thanks to our maps programs we navigated our way out of Ventura, through Oxnard and back to the Pacific Coast Highway. By this time we were only about 10 miles from Point Mugu State Park. It was great to leave the city and ride through the fields once again. This led us back to the ocean! It was great to see the ocean again after so much city.

We spotted the brown state park sign that told us we were close to being home for the day. We found the park and a place to camp on the beach. After dinner and the noise of a party going on 2 sites down I drifted off to sleep knowing that this journey was about to come to a close.

I believe it was the prayers of the people today that directed us through the cities successfully. Tomorrow we will ride through Malibu to Topanga Canyon Road. TCR will then take us up over the mountain and down to Woodland Hills, CA. There we will meet up with cycling friends Jim and Bren Wagoner.