Today was a long day, but things went very smoothly. We flew from Boston and our flight left at 8 am. John and I were anxious to get going and were at the airport at 6:15. Cindy drove me down the night before and we stayed in a hotel near the airport. John and I had enough time to have a nice breakfast before we boarded the plane.
The flight was very smoothly and we landed a few minutes early. Our luggage came out quickly and were were able to get an Uber driver to take us to REI in San Francisco in no time. Our bikes were ready as promised. We loaded the bikes up with gear and changed into riding attire. We rode down the street to a UPS store to ship our duffel bags back home and then rode to the ferry. We caught the 2:30 ferry and we arrived in Vallejo at 3:30. We rode about 16 miles up to our hotel in Fairfield. We had to make a couple minor adjustments to the bikes, but overall it was very smooth.
We are tired and will sleep well tonight. Tomorrow we plan to ride about 70 miles up to Sacramento.
Some photos from today –
Sounds like a really smooth start! The Morin brothers have got this!
Thank you for the update and for sharing the beautiful pictures. We have a grandson in Venice. CA.
Great start! Hope the remaining days go just as smoothly.
Awesome!! Great to hear of your smooth start. Will be following along. Safe journey to you both!!
Good luck! Sounds like a great start.