2019 ALC Day 2 Santa Cruz to King City

This 106.82-mile day took us from the Santa Cruz coast inland to King City. My moving time was 6:55:50 for an elevation of 3,281 feet with an average speed of 15.4 mph. I woke 4am without my alarm at and was ready to rideout at 6:15am.

I was 6th in line to ride out and by the time I got to Rest Stop 1 at about the 20 mile mark, I was ready to be bussed to camp. My body, especially my legs were in pain. But after assessing the pain and stretching, I decided to at least ride to lunch. Lo and behold, my body was ready to cycle the entire day - please, no applause. Day 2 is our Safety Day so we don orange to remind us to always ride safe. As always when leaving Santa Cruz, we have to be quiet so no yelling out our intentions or hazards. We're riding out of a residential area, so you can just imagine what 2,500 cyclists might sound like starting at 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. with our loud outside voices,

"On you left!"
"Debris!"
"Pothole!"
"Glass!"
"Slowing and stopping!"
"Rolling!"

We want our neighbors to invite us back. I'm reminded yet again the quaintness of Santa Cruz, especially the town by the shore. I'll always feel fortunate that I get to see the beauty of California from a different perspective.

After heading out of Santa Cruz we start inland and are challenged by headwinds and if we're lucky tailwinds that me feel like a super cyclist at 39.4 top speed.

On my way to Otter Pop Stop! Pictures and giving a long hug to Christy Muller, THE COOKIE LADY, who makes cookies for all Rider and Roadies coming through this water stop for the past 18 years.

This is what I remember of Day 2 - another kiss with THE COOKIE LADY that ended and made my day, and FaceTime with John
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