I am now in San Francisco, after a month's stay in San Diego to work and replenish funds. Its been a while, so I'll try to fill in some blanks, starting with the most recent - my bike ride up here.
From San Diego, I took the train up the coast, past LA, and to a small town called Guadalupe, about 30 miles south of San Luis Obispo.
After my first full day of riding, I arrived in Cayucos. I had been here before so long ago on a crosss-country family vacation (I think I was in middle school at the time). Back then, my mother made friends with Laila, who you see in the picture below, so I came by for a visit and spent the next day there. She was a great host and also took me surfing.
The next day I rode to Big Sur. It was pretty foggy most of the way all the way to San Francisco, but the sun did come out usually in the afternoons.
As I got closer to Big Sur, I did see some evidence of the fires, but I didn't smell any smoke or see too much destruction. I did get a shot of a helicopter carrying a bucket of water.
Unfortunately I can't show you the rest of the way through Monterey, Santa Cruz, Half Moon Bay and San Francisco, because my digital camera stopped working. (I did get a disposable camera though for the rest of the ride.)
