Schwartz Family's SF-CA Bike Trip

We woke up in a dense fog. Our tent covering were soaked with heavy dew.
We carefully left our secret camping cliff to the beginning of the
Devils Slide detour. The detour was semi-paved trail - kind of like a
path for golf carts. It begins uphill and continues to climb for more
than 3 miles through uncivilized foggy hills. Some parts of the trail
were unpaved so we had to pick up and walk with the trailer with
sleeping Dalina. It was grueling work - we had no idea when and where
the trail ends. We hoped that the end of the trail would be hwy 1.

We hit hwy 1 - finally! Total of 6 miles of rugged terrain. Our bikes
and trailer were so dirty. Mark's bike shoe clips were filled with sand.
He had trouble locking his shoes to the pedals. We were amazed at Dalina
who slept through the rocky trails. We contined to bike toward Half Moon
Bay which was another 8 miles.

Our stomaches were empty from the morning's hard work. We would like to
eat a large meal but we were behind schedule because of the roadblock
and detour, so we continued until we realized that we needed water. At a
main intersection, we saw McDonalds. As Mark approached to the red
light, he wasn't able to take his shoes off from the pedal because of
the sand inside! He fell down with the bike, which made Shanada
laughing. Too bad Dalina didn't see the fall - she was still asleep. He
had a small scrape on his knee.

While Dalina was asleep, we quickly grabbed hamburgers and continued on.
The air was filled with sea mist, sending some chills through our
bodies. Its a good thing that our cycling work kept us warm.

The sceneries were gorgeous. There were many state beaches that
preserved precious environment over years. No commercial buildings or
restaurants passed us. The hwy was right next to the beaches and we
could see the white froth from the waves for the next...26 miles.

We were tired from the long cycling and wished that Dalina could ride
the bike while Mark and Shanada in the trailer! Our water supply ran out
and we were starving. A lighthouse saved us! Pidgeon Lighthouse has a
hostel with a kitchen. The keeper was nice to give us water. We ate all
of our Power Bars and Mark took a Power Nap.

We pedaled on. Davenport was our next stop - about 16 miles from the
lighthouse. A small cafe overlooking the sea offered tasty menu. We
ordered sandwiches. The waiteress found out that we cycled from
Pacifica, so she kindly offered us french fries and ice cream for free!

It was getting late - we became concerned bec our camping site is 20
more miles. We pedalled a total 56 miles and we were tired. A young
local couple sat next to us started a conversation about our biking.
They learned our plans and were kind enough to help us by bringing us to
Brighton State Park Beach campsite (about 20 miles from the cafe). They
saved our necks. We set our camp there. We were back on schedule and ... exhausted.