Thursday, 8/6 - 57 miles. We left Santa Maria this morning with the knowledge we had some large climbs on the way to Lompoc followed by a large climb over the coastal range before reaching the ocean. It turned out that the climbs were very gradual so they were not difficult although they did go on for quite some time. Towards the end of the day we had a very long downhill which took us to the end of CA rt 1. We have ridden a substantial amount of rt 1 from where it started in northern CA in Leggett and ended south of Lompoc. After rt 1 ended the downhill run continued on rt 101 to the coast. Much of the downhill was a straight road with good site distances so I was able to coast at about 40 mph for quite a distance. According to my bike computer I hit a top speed of 45.5 mph. We are camping at a state park located right on the beach. The ocean is only about 100 feet from my tent so you can here the continuous sound of the waves. The only downside of this campground is that it is not near anything so we had to buy food earlier in the day in Lompoc. That was a little challenging because we don't have any cooking equipment. One thing I am seeing for the 1st time are what appear to be offshore oil drilling platforms on the horizon in the ocean. The goal tomorrow is to reach Oxnard.
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