Day 20: Climax

Brutal today it was. According to the maps, Leggitt Mountain is the most difficult section of the Pacific Coast Route. Not only that, but Boyd and I decided to do a double day totaling in 85 miles including going up and down towards a 2000 ft elevated point. I can tell you that my arse and other places were pretty damn sore by the end of the day. Snuggling in my sleeping bag and using my sweaty clothes as a pillow came with a swank feeling of success. 

Boyd and I met another fellow biker, Max. Although we lost Oren and Guillaume yesterday (hopeful regroup in San Fran), we’ve gained yet another amiable nomad. 

Our short temporary goal is to get to a place with wifi by 3 PM today to watch Australia vs. Chile at the world cup. San Francisco is about 200 miles away so the ETA is the 17th.

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Photogenic Max

Garberville, CA.
A random guy came up to us and told us that we were at the California Pot Capital.

Smooth sailing down Leggitt Mountain 

The Ocean popped out at the bottom the hill

I'm really enjoying Mexican Food farther south we go.

Day 19 (Surplus)

Day 19 took an unexpected turn. Our campsite was in between Eureka and Arcata. While Boyd and I are morning risers and Oren and Guillaume arise a bit later, our two parties split up in the morning. Boyd and I had breakfast at Eureka. We noticed that the next few days there would be minimal services therefore making it difficult to watch the 2014 World Cup. I also had to get to San Francisco to meet a friend so we decided to leave on our proposed rest day. Sadly our group of fine travelers had to break apart. Boyd and I left towards Burlington, CA about 50 miles south while Oren and Guillaume stayed back in Eureka.

On the road again.

Eureka is filled with Victorian Age Style Buildings

Stopped for some monster burritos in Fortuna, CA.

Ran into Smoky the Bear. (Don't play with fire)

Scotia, CA claims to be the world's largest redwood mill.

There was a random penitentiary in the middle of the Redwoods.

Dinner