After two nights in Oakland, we took a deep breathe and realized that we were starting our last ten days of travel. We hauled out of our hostel, before dawn biking the two miles to the Amtrak Station. Our last train ride of seven hours from early morning to afternoon. By now Sophie knew the routine. If we pull out her pillow, she curls up and naps practically anywhere. She had to curl for seven hours to San Luis Obispo .
Before the next phase of our quest, our quiet day was spent walking. When we stay after a lot of biking we walk everywhere. This photo was taken for Taquan Banner who works at Popeyes to see that Popeyes is everywhere. The city is pleasent. We stayed at a hostel that hosts people who need housing. We had a lot of conversations with folk there and their lives. Cassandra Faces was very helpful to us.
Office manager
A beautiful day for a train ride. After working on our ticket Amtrak allowed our luggage and bikes onto the train. We enjoyed the quiet from 8 am to 3 pm. Sophie spent the time resting. We went through the large agricultural areas and waved at workers.
We were impressed by the amount of agriculture, the acres of cauliflower and orange chrysanthemums, the mountains. We did not get a view of San Luis Obispo SLO because we had to move fast before the early setting sun. At that time the sunset was 6 pm. We arrived at 3:35. We had 12 to 14 miles to arrive at Pismo Beach. We took an alternative route e, NOT the 101, which is the main artery north to south. The alternative route allowed us better hills and less agressive traffic. We completed it by 5:15pm. Praise God no accidents nor getting lost. Setting up the tent at our first beach campsite was amazing, but loud as the Highway One traffic took over the sound of waves on the ocean.