Day 14 – The Last Leg – Pismo Beach
to Los Angeles 225 Miles
Woke and
breakfasted for this our last leg of the tour. Cloudy and cold start due to
those cold offshore California currents.
Headed
inland and the sun broke though as we rode some lovely roads in the Inez Valley
and stopped for a coffee at a town called Solvang – apparently a Danish
settlement originally. It was a bit freaky
I have to say – a bit like ‘Brothers Grimm meets Stepford Wives’ however the coffee
and Danish pastries were fine.
We descended
to the coast and rode along Santa Barbara pier thrilling and startling the population
present.
Lovely shots of the California
coast with the offshore mist/cloud battling with the warm onshore air.
We rode on
closer to LA but veered off to the west to visit Neptune’s Net for lunch – a famous
biker joint on the coast.
Stopping for
a photo at the sign at Malibu was the last break before braving the LA freeway
traffic – which was pretty challenging.
Before we knew it we were back at the Eaglerider base, saying farewell to
our bikes and transferring to the hotel to get ready for our farewell meal.
The venue
was a custom motorbike workshop by day and restaurant by night. We had a great time.
And so dear reader we come to the end of the trail. I hope you have enjoyed the last 2,600 miles. Watch out for further installments when BigH rides again !
Music Links:
J J Cale
Led Zepp
BEP
Beatles
Stones
TYA
Moonflower
Supertramp
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