PDX To San Diego, Day 18: Lompoc The Tire-Eater

The ride out of town went fine; I missed a couple of turns (which is pretty much par for the course) but no big deal in terms of backtracking. The weather was perfect, overcast to keep the sun off but warm enough that I didn’t need my jacket. (After the sunny day yesterday I had recharged my internal solar battery and was fine again with the clouds.)

I rolled on past Pismo Beach and was treated to an assortment of smells. The aroma of several roadside restaurants worked up my appetite, including a couple of barbeque joints… oh man. The temptation was almost too much to resist, but then I was hit with the wet dog smell from Pismo Beach itself and had no problems keeping the tires turning.

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