PC_Day30

Day 30

Monday, 28 June 2004
Santa Barbara, CA to Oxnard, CA
44.9 miles, 3h20m, 13.5 mph
Elapsed Time: 4h54m, Max speed: 30.0mph
Total Climbing: 684ft, Max elevation: 206ft
Total mileage: 1764.7

It was cloudy when we left Santa Barbara at about 9am. We learned that this morning cloudiness is called the "marine layer." The result is called "June gloom." The ride was downwind and mostly flat along beaches and down the freeway. It was probably the easiest day ever.

These people apparently do not have jobs. Like us.

We rode through neighborhoods like this.

We stopped in Carpenteria for coffee at the Starbucks. After several miles on the freeway, we stopped at Ventura for a snack. On the other end of town we stopped again at the Channel Islands National Park Visitor Center. Originally, I had ideas of taking a day off and visiting the Channel Islands, but that's gone out the window. Instead we'll take our day off at the end of the ride. We took the elevator to the top of the visitor center, but we couldn't even see the islands from there.

Arrghh! The Pirate JT cannot spy the islands.

This is what Ventura marina looks like. Wow.

We were in Oxnard shortly after leaving Ventura, but then we had to ride and ride and ride before we reached the Best Western. Oxnard is a very sprawling town. The motel is across from a lumber yard and in a Glen Burnie-like area of used car dealerships and body shops. I really don't know why it's here.

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