Getting Started

We're going to be heading out to California tomorrow for a 3 week bike trip! We'll be visiting Chris's friend from college Thilo and his wife Saaba at their home in the San Fransisco area, and from there we'll try to figure out how to get to the Golden Gate bridge to officially "start" our bike ride. We'll be biking from the Golden Gate bridge, heading southwards to San Diego where we'll be meeting up with Jodi's aunt Sharon and uncle Bill before we head home for the holidays. We haven't done the best at planning for this (landscaping is keeping us busy right up until 3 days before we go), but we think this is around 630 miles. We bought a guide book that describes the route, things to see along the way, and campgrounds/hostels/hotels were we can stay. We think it should take around 12 days of biking 45-60 miles a day, but have a lot of extra days planned. We're not making a rigid schedule, and it should be great to just see what happens!