I am about 27 miles south of Lompoc, CA. I was riding up this hill and took a rest. Thought it might be a good time to take a pic. The mountains are great! The inclines are not.

At least it is pretty while I rest!

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Wow. Today was a great day for a ride. In total I went 69.5 miles. I am calling it a nice round 70 miles.

Santa Barbara was very nice. Very bike friendly. I went through UC Santa Barbara, there are thousands of bikes there. Everyone rides to class. They even have side walks, and bike paths side by side. They are serious about bicycles.

Now, I am about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara and the landscape has really changed. It is very rugged. I am taking pictures. I hope I can find somewhere to up load them.

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Now this is the way to wake up! The sound of the ocean and birds calling.

The fog moved in last night. It makes everything quiet and seem so far away. You can’t tell where the ocean ends and the sky begins. Nice.

I watched the waves and birds as the sun came up. Then out of nowhere a flash of something very much not a bird or a wave. I wasn’t sure I saw anything at all. Then another and another. There must have been 8 or so of them. Dolphins playing in the surf.

Now, that is the way to wake up.

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