September 17 - Saturday; San Diego; 25 miles.
Four of the group had arrived at the hostel by last night; Dan from Florida, Adrian from the UK, Vicky from Asheville, SC and me. After breakfast we all rode to downtown San Diego. We made it back to the hostel about 1:30 pm. There was only one SNAFU during our ride. On the way downtown, Vicky ran over something sharp and cut a tire. We helped her replace the tube and inserted a piece of duct tape inside the tire. I'd heard of doing this and it really works. After we arrived back at the hostel Adrian needed to purchase a cell phone so we left to find a phone store. We found one on Sports Arena Blvd just across the street from a restaurant where Susi and I had dinner during our last visit a few years ago. Later we headed for Ocean Beach then rode south to Sunset Cliffs. We got back to the hostel at 4:30 pm, got cleaned up and are waiting for the $5.00 hostel hamburger special. A great day cycling with most excellent new friends. Tomorrow I plan to explore more of Point Loma by bike including riding by the submarine base.
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| At Ocean Beach: left to right: Dan, Vicky and Adrian. We had a really nice time riding together for the first time. |
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| Ocean Beach looking north. |
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