Day 2

King City, CA. Ever heard of it? It's on my radar because there is an In-n-Out there where I used to drive through when driving between LA and SF. I'm betting ALC camp is not near the In-n-Out!

ALC 8 pulled up stakes in Santa Cruz and landed another 107 miles down the road in King City on Day 2. The weather forecast called for clear and temperate (mid 70's) conditions. I hope that was true. The route paralleled the California coast for a ways and then bent in through the Salinas valley, the lettuce capital of the world.

Sounds quaint, huh? Ever been to the lettuce capital of the world? It always smells like rotten lettuce. So much so that I've wondered if any fresh lettuce actually gets shipped out of there. Goodness, imagine the smell if it was any warmer than 75 degrees! Hopefully Kristy wasn't breathing hard when she rolled through.

The update came at 9:21 pm.

"A great 107 miles today. Blew a tire out 1.5 miles into the ride (let's hope the roadies were still near by and not already down the road). Had a terrible side wind that blew a few folks over (thank goodness for Underdog! I bet he helped keep her upright). Had BBQ for dinner. Feeling pretty good."

206 miles already and "feeling pretty good"! You bet, Fleming - you are good! Hopefully you feel all of your peeps up here in the Northwest helping you push those pedals tomorrow. A mere 75 more miles into Paso Robles.