The day was hot. 104 degrees. I was riding with Jim B. and Max. Jim was having a rough time with rhetoric hills and heat. He opted to get a ride into camp from a couple of nice girls in a pickup. Max and I declined.
Earlier in the day Jim found this nice air condoned customer service location at Padre Dam. Vicki was very nice and we hung out here for a few minutes. Refilled water bottles and cooled down.
Many hours and one very wrong turn later.
We also found out that Jim V. had decided to abandon after passing out at a convenience store. We are all sad that he had to leave.
Then a shower and off to dinner at the Casino. Didn't get to bed until after 11.
Unfortunately The GPS track wasn't on my Garmin when I downloaded it. So the following is approximately, based on my memory and dead reckoning the route I and Max took due to me missing the turn off of Julian street. It comes in at about 50 miles instead of the planned route. Plus the ride from the hostel to the beach is not on this one either.
If you are planning to do this route I recommend downloading the GPS tracks from Adventure Cycling. I had them, but didn't use them. The really sad thing is that the mistake I made was not in a place that was at all confusing on the map. I just was not paying attention and assumed I knew where I was going. Sorry Max.
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