Day 2 (August 7) started with breakfast, taking down camp, and making our way towards Santa Barbara. We anticipated another day of just over 60 miles.
The first 16 miles of the trip were a slight, but steady climb. Then came a fun 2 mile downhill that leads to the place where hwy 1 and 101 merge. Again, being on the divided highway is a little strange. Nice car/truck drivers and large shoulders made it work.
We stopped for lunch at Refugio State Beach - a beautiful beach and nice campground. I almost wished it was our stop for the night.
Just before our lunch stop a couple of us were talking about what we wanted to have for lunch. Our lunches were a combination of things we took with us and bought at stores along the way. I knew we had some tortillas and peanut butter, so I was thinking that would be a good start. We then realized that we also had some nutella that might go nicely with the peanut butter tortilla. Wait a minute! How about rolling a banana in the middle of the nutella/peanut butter tortilla?!? We thought it was pretty good :)
After a satisfying lunch we continued on toward Santa Barbara. The tempatures were getting warmer as we made our way. There was very little breeze coming off the ocean that day so it was an unseasonably warm day for the coast. Even so, the bike paths of Santa Barbara are a cyclists paradise. I also love the rows of palm trees that line the street/path along the coast.
The upper 80's made our stop at McConnell's, a really awesome local ice cream shop, taste even better.
About 4-5 five miles later we arrived at our destination for the day - Rob's cousin's house. They offered to have us eat/sleep inside, but in the spirit of bike packing, we set up camp in the back yard. We did accept their offer to take a shower and do dishes in the kitchen sink, however :)
We were feeling the seat of our bikes a bit more on Day 2, but for the most part everyone was doing fine. We enjoyed a good meal, conversation with Rob's cousins, and a good night's sleep knowing we were half way home.
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