Montag, 31. Dezember 2007

Half the A-ride

Well, with Xmas and lack of internet on the coast I
feel behind in my posts. Sorry! So here we have the Silicon Valley version of the A-ride. We thought we could go to the coast and back before our lunch reservations, but it took us 2 hours just to get to the top, center portion of the mountain range, and we didn't know what was beyond. I cannot express how picturesque this ride was. We started on a new highway where the pavement was smooth, fresh with hardly any cars. Perfect for TT training. :) We saw mountains ahead, and once we got to the top, we saw mountains all over. What a site!
The mountains and valleys extend for ever and you are never in
want of a view. and you are never in want of a view. The hard part is riding and not clicking every 5 minutes!

Climbing over one plateau we came across more rock where the road was literally carved out of the rock. We rode along shear cliffs where there were little stone rocks marking the edges and not much else. One wrong move and you'd be flying with no road underneath you. Hence either you become a very good descender, or a very slow one. :)











This is probably the last picture I will be in red and soon Taz won't be in black anymore. Like the endless roads, our cyling paths keep on going and changing... But alas no time for sentiment here as we've got so many cool shots to share with you all. That being said, I will put them somewhere online for those who want to full view. I did however try to select a few good ones.










And lastly, every good ride deserves a feast! We went to a cute
little restaurant in Padul and had the best fresh COD I have ever had! Check out our dinners! I had almost crusted COD and dan had COD in alioli sauce....YUMMMM.

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