Day 2

Lucian completed day one at a brisk pace, in spite of some serious climbs. He felt pretty good, same as he does after a long ride here. The weather was foggy, which hindered the scenic views, but he could see his route just fine.

Foggy riders, courtesy of the ALC website

Grabbed this photo from the Red Pencils blog. Lucian and a few riders having lunch yesterday.
Here is camp from the first night. Lucian had to wake up some people snoring rather loud around 2am.

The AIDS Lifecycle website describes day 2 as "relatively flat terrain that will take us through the Salinas Valley, also known as Steinbeck Country." I know Lucian was excited to see some areas from East of Eden. He's passed vineyards, strawberry and artichoke fields. One snack stop today was a fresh steamed artichoke at a farm. Here's the pic Lucian texted me.

Strawberry field, courtesy of the ALC website

Today's route from Santa Cruz to King City is the longest – 107.6 miles. Unfortunately, I just heard from Lucian and he missed a turn adding another 10 miles to his day! Send him lots of energy as he pedals this afternoon. It's also windy.