Woke up early and went down to the free breakfast here at the Best Western Humboldt House and ate too much. I then walked down the street to the coffee shop, came back to my room, and went back to bed. Ahhhhhh!
Look at the mess on my bike's bed - what a slob!
Figuring I wouldn't be welcome wearing spandex to the Benbow dining room, I had a bagel and bought two more for the road at Bon Bistro in Garberville. We got to talking about my ride and they gave me a $20 donation. Very philanthropic folks here. Bagels were great too. Thank you, Cindy and Scott!
$20 donation and great bagels at Bon Bistro in Garberville
Weird weather. I Woke up to rain, which made me glad that I wasn't joining the Cycle America group on the road this morning, especially since the sun is supposed to be back this afternoon. By check-out time, it was still threatening, so I left for my 3-mile ride to the Benbow Inn to dark, overcast skies. There is short climb on US-101 before you descend to Benbow. It was hot & humid going up and then chilly on the way back down. There was also a crosswind, and when one of those big rigs flew by me at 60 mph, I got quite a push to the edge of the pavement. A little wobble, but kept the rubber-to-the-road. Whew!
Benbow Inn - just a tad different clientele that you find in Garberville
Other side of the hill might as well be other side of the world
Stayed here with Kelley way too many years ago
Man, have I ever put on the feedbag these last 24 hours. Between that and the 4 days worth of bars, goo, and drink powders that I had sent to me here, I'm going to be lugging at least 5 extra pounds up Leggitt Hill tomorrow. I might start throwing crap overboard if if I go into a stall while chugging up and over the top of that climb.
Scallops were so good, I had them twice
Oh ya, this too
The weather finally cleared up and the winds calmed down around 5:00. It's shaping up to be a great day tomorrow. It's weird though, I took one day off and it seems like I haven't ridden in a week.
My room is on the middle floor, centerish
Both the Best Western and the Benbow had no elevator. Hey, I can cycle 70+ miles just fine, but don't make me walk up a flight of stairs! I'm supposed to be resting, dammit!
A little too chilly for patio seating, though the sun finally came out around sunset
My 2nd floor room is one floor too high but it does have a nice view of Benbow Bridge
Garberville to Benbow Rest Day:
Actual Miles: 3.8
Cumulative Miles: 904.1
Elevation Gain: 240'
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 33,762'
% Distance to Mexico: 48.0%
Actual Miles: 3.8
Cumulative Miles: 904.1
Elevation Gain: 240'
Cumulative Elevation Gain: 33,762'
% Distance to Mexico: 48.0%
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