Thursday 28 June - Catching the bus

Klamath - Fortuna

48 miles
4 hours and 23 minutes in the saddles
28.6 mph max speed
10.9 mph average speed

We continued our very leisurely ride along the California coast. Today we have made better progress than our mileage indicates. When we got to Arcata we caught the bus for 40 miles to get to Fortuna. What was even better, the bus dropped us off in front of the Super 8, which was opposite a micro brewery and a restaurant. It was like getting all the things we could possibly wish for at once, and it required very little effort! Fabulous. We caught the bus because the bike route runs along the 101 which between Arcata and Eureka is a busy freeway.

Before we reached Arcata we enjoyed more Ozark like roller coaster hills through the redwood forests. Our luck with the wind has changed and we have suffered rare southerly headwinds. The weather gods must have known that we are heading south.

Tomorrow we will do a proper bike ride and not another easy sub-50 miles ride.