Coasting down to San Diego with a 39 mile day into Oceanside from Laguna Beach. More sun and help from a tailwind from the NW for a good part of the day.
We had a nice beachside breakfast at the hotel and then took a walk along Laguna Beach. We found this long haired blond guy leading some women's lost souls by blowing a song on a recorder and then saying it was time to get smudged as he carried a little smoking bowl of something and waiving a big feather over it. Holy cow.
Angela leaves the Laguna Hotel to start our day around 10:30 this morning.
A full moon has helped cause some abnormally high tides. We found several places along our ride this morning where washed up sand had covered the bike path.
The San Onofre Nuclear Plant along the beach. 1 unit commissioned in the late 60's and the other 2 in the early 80's that haven't run since 2012 due to a faulty steam generators meant to extend their life but they leaked radioactive steam and could never be affordably fixed. The plants are now being decommissioned. The early promise of nuclear power, too cheap to meter, has failed so far.
We hadn't seen any touring cyclist since we left San Luis Obispo 6 days ago but today we ran into a couple about our age riding to San Diego from their home near San Francisco.
Our route takes us through Marine base Camp Pendleton. Shortly after I took this picture I heard from a Marine carrying a gun that taking pictures weren't allowed. Oops.
We checked into the hotel around 3 and settled in by the pool to relax while I rehydrated with beer watching the sun set.
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Looks like another nice day. Glad you didn't get smudged.
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