Yesterday cycled 70 miles in about 4.5 hours to end up in San Simeon, which was a bit of an effort. Plus a never ending hill. Seriously, I'm still slighlty surprised it has ended. Just turn and after turn, up and up. The reason for the rush? to get to Hearst Castle to see it. As much as gawking at the unreasonable expenditure of money does not usually appeal to me, I really felt that as i was cycling past it, I should see it. It was like what I'd imagine a really expensive Euro-Disney magic castle would look like. The pools were AMAZING. The tour was a bit pro-Hearst for me.


The coast yesterday? Monstrous!! Just gorgeous, never ending cliffs, ocean, blue skies, and climbs. Also never ending climbs.