David

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Day 12: Wickenburg

Meet Buck (75 year old, gun packing, gold prospector, with his 1970 RV in the background): And here is a photo of some crystalline gold that he gave me: So this morning it

Day 11: Salome (or thereabouts)

It has been very hot again today, but I think that I have coped with it better. Indeed , I think that I may have been a little dehydrated and not fed well, which

Day 10: Quarzite

So last year I cycled this same route in 3 hours and 3 minutes, this time round it took 4 hours and 35 minutes, which just goes to show how difficult I'

Day 9: Palo Verde

So I arose early this morning with a view to laundering my clothes. Unfortunately the local supermarket did not sell small packets of soap powder. So I returned to the motel's

Day 8: Brawley

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we had a tailwind and the sun was out, but not too hot. Today, a fierce headwind and temperatures in excess of 100°F as I

Day 7: Boulder Oaks Campground

First day on the road. Sun was out, not a cloud in sight and glory of glories there was a tailwind. I originally planned to only ride to Alpine, our first port of

Day 6: San Diego

Finally arrived in San Diego at approximately 12.40pm. I must say that I awoke this morning feeling somewhat trepidatious about my forthcoming cycling adventure. The fear of the unknown and the thought

Day 4: On Train from Chicago to LA

At 3pm prompt our train pulled out of Chicago Union Station for a 43 hour train journey to Los Angeles. Some 10 minutes or so after departing I decamped to the Observation Car,

Day 3: Chicago

Today I spent 6 hours in the Art Institute of Chicago, followed by a architectural walking tour to cast my beady eye over 16 iconic Chicago Buildings. Here we see the work of

Day 2: Chicago

After many an hour travelling by train we finally arrived in Chicago at approximately 0950 hours. So I stop to take a photograph of a public sculpture when I hear a voice asking

Update 1

Well the nights are fair drawing in. So to stave off SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) I've been planning next year's adventure. Not too suprisingly, given the joy that last

Day 191: San Diego

..... so I return to the place where I started 191 days ago ... six months older ... hopefully somewhat fitter .... a little more tanned .... and probably none the wiser! It's been a most

Day 189: San Onofre State Beach

At some of the hiker / biker sites you are allowef to stay two nights. However, this morning I discovered that at Dana Point State Beach you cannot. So Josh (he also rolled into

Day 188: Dana Point State Beach

Great coffee and breakfast at Dogtown Coffee. Then it was a leisurely 80 mile cycle to the state park, which is the closest to south L.A. with hiker / biker pitches ($6 a

Day 186: Los Angeles

With the Getty Museum probably being located as close to me as it is ever likely to be, I was most keen to visit it. I therefore thought it incumbent upon me to

Day 185: Malibu Beach RV Park

Originally the plan was to stay a Zuma Point State Beach. However, It was incorrect of me to assume that there would be a hiker / biker sites here, let alone a campground. So

Day 182: Santa Barbara

So last night at approximately 8.20pm Brian and I were sat at the campsite table having a chat about cycle touring when all of a sudden to cars pull up, "music&