Day 22, Cayucos to Lompoc, 82 miles

Today had no mishaps! No mechanical problems, relatively few navigation quandaries, nobody was overly tired. The result was 82 miles by 2PM. The sad part was that the next place with ANY services was 45miles away, so we had to call it enough for the day. Otherwise we would have had to go 125 miles for the day, which was actually do-able; However, we are on schedule and there was no point, as Kristi put it, in taking a fabulous day and making it crappy. So we relaxed a bit. I took the time to find an 11mm Allen wrench and tighten my free hub, which has come loose again, so now I can reconnect my back brake (tire wobble is gone).The scenery today was lots of farmland -huge strawberry fields with lines of migrant pickers systematically moving through the rows,fields of celery that smelled familiar as we passed, broccoli, onions,lettuce, and artichokes. At one point we stopped on top of a hill overlooking the patchwork fields and Kristi said it looked like a painting.
We also passed through old San Luis Obisbo downtown which has cool shops and large trees lining the downtown streets.We all have good legs, proper long term mind set, and sense to know how to cope with our weaknesses. Kristi, for instance, knows not to ask the time or miles as we ride. She doesn't want to risk early elation or discouragement so she can't know.Today was the first day we have ridden where we could not see our breath when we started, although it was still uncomfortably cool. Our jackets usually stay on at least until noon.
Until tomorrow, Richard