San Andreas to Los Banos

Today Calvin left winter and cycled into spring.  He traveled 98 miles.  The first 13 were rolling Gold Country miles, but at about mile 30 he pick up a pretty good tail wind, which added an element of happiness to a long day on the road.

We started the day with a lovely breakfast at the Robins Nest B&B.  Fresh fruit followed by papaya soup and eggs florentine. I generously shared my fruit with Calvin knowing he would need a little extra boost for the road.  We tend to travel like gypsies, living out of the car.  It is good thing we have a big car.

The Robins Nest is a nice B&B if you like B&Bs.  I tend to prefer the less personal chain hotels, which is good because that is where we will be the rest of the trip.

While Calvin was riding I went to Sonora to check out a cemetery.  Disappointing results at the cemetery, but the drive through the foothills was beautiful.

I caught up with Calvin on the road between Oakdale and Turlock.  Notice the big smile, he had a tailwind through this stretch.

This is a stage picture to show the road he was riding. As a general rule Calvin does not ride on the wrong side of the road.