Day 16 Salt Point State Park to the Golden Gate Bridge

110 miles heavy morning fog to light rain, wet slipper roads on beautiful Sonoma and Marin Coastline.  To be 12 miles from home and still 60 miles to go, what a dilemma. Joe did a great job of coaching me along even as my shin continued to swell. This trip we have had the opportunity to put many of our scouting skills to work like first aid, cooking over an open fire, stove repair, good menu planning, knots and many others.

It was great to see Stephen in the morning. He was a great inspiration and his encouragement gave me the extra I needed to go the miles ahead. It was good to see my parent, and the dinner at the Timber cove Lodge and breakfast the following morning was an added benefit.

We arrived at the bridge at 9:00 pm the City lights were lighting up the San Francisco Sky line like I have never seen before.  The bridge was closed after 9:00 to only bicyclers, so it was just us on the bridge after completing over 1000 miles. What a trip!

 

I know this story has a few readers and as we take a few days off the ride before continuing the last leg of the trip to Mexico, we hope that you continue to enjoy the tales of the road.