We crossed into California today! Our third and final state of the trip. After the obigutory pictures at the border we were off. Beautiful countryside was the setting for todays ride as we criss-crossed highway 101 to stay away from the traffic.

We hit a few more lighthouses today and it was hard to get pix due to the light fog, we could certainly hear them!

Immediately following the lighthouses was another if the epic climbs that othis trip is full of, 1,400 ft in elevation with 3 summits. To say this was tough on the tandem is an understatement. We made the climbs but had a reoccuing mechanical issue with the bead on our front tire popping out which meant we went very very slow on the descent. Not our favorite kind as we usually run very fast. The road surface was also nasty with grooves and twisty turns.

Unfortunately we had to stop riding again due to the mechanical issue as it made riding further unsafe. Doug spent several hours in camp changing the tires back to our old ones so we could ride again tomorrow, earning the nickname of ‘mechanic’.