Bike Touring Day 8: Santa Barbara to Pt. Mugu

Rob and I woke up to the sound of sprinklers.  Uh-oh, was our tent about to get soaked?  Thankfully it was only the sprinklers for the bushes and plants - nothing to worry about.  We were now wide awake, however, so we got dressed and started making coffee and breakfast.  We ate, packed, said goodbye, and made our way out of the beautiful town.  It was another cool, overcast morning.

As you might guess, we encounter restrooms of all shapes, smells, and sizes.  We aren't picky when touring, but a clean and well ventilated restroom is always a nice surprise. 

We often meet other cyclists at restroom and food stops.  In Ventura we met a couple of guys who were doing a similar trip to our own.  They were college roommates twenty years ago, and plan cycling adventures each summer.  I believe one of them lives in California and the other in Minnesota.

The guys also stayed at the same campground at Pt. Mugu that night, so we got to visit with them during the evening as well.








The day went pretty much as planned.  We stopped for lunch in Oxnard and pedaled around the point and into the campground in time to put up our tents and hang out at the beach before dinner.

 Late in the afternoon a young guy - probably in his late teens or early 20's - started setting up camp near us in the hiker/biker group site.  He was a nice guy, but he was acting a little strange.  While we were finishing dinner a Ranger came buy to ask him some questions.  At first it appeared as though he was going to make him leave.  I'm not sure what the situation was, but the Ranger let him stay the night.  

After hanging out with the two guys we'd met in Ventura, we called it a night.  I was a little disappointed to be picked up in the morning.  It felt funny to leave Rob with the three boys.