Bob on BAC Santa Barbara to San Diego 2010

Can you believe cinnamon roll French toast? That’s what I had for breakfast at the Daily News Cafe next to the hotel. I also had juice, coffee and a side of bacon. After that I packed up and got rolling at 9:00.

Going south, we made very good time through Encinitas and Solana Beach, past the Del Mar Racetrack and along the coast to Torrey Pines. We opted to take the steep climb up to the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. After that, it was on to La Jolla where we stopped at Papalulu's Restaurant for coffee and a King Kong muffin.

In La Jolla, we decided to ride through the busy part of town instead of the less busy bypass. We wanted to watch the affluence as we rode by. Then it was on to Mission Beach where we stopped for a Subway sandwich.

Menu at Zocalo

We were now fueled up as we rode to Ocean Beach past the dog beach and over to the Lynn/Martin house. We had a nice visit with John who showed me the rest of our route on Google Earth. This was very helpful to get a visual presentation of the streets we were going to ride on. We skirted Ocean Beach and Point Loma and rode out to the Cabrillo Monument Visitor's Center.

Turning around, we rode down the hill and around Shelter Island. Then we meandered past the airport, along the San Diego downtown harbor and on to the Best Western Hacienda Hotel in Old Town. On the way we managed to meet up with the Mission Federal Art Walk in Little Italy where we had to walk our bikes for 1/4 mile through throngs of people and vendor stalls. We got to the hotel around 3:40.

Our farewell dinner was at Zocalo, a nice Mexican restaurant near the hotel. I had a Caesar salad, lobster and crab enchilada and crème brûlée.

Here is today's route. Click on "View Path In Full" to get a better look at it.