12 September 2004

Start south on Western Drive from Meder.
Turn right onto Mission Street.
Looks like there's something going on. Lots of cyclists wearing numbers.
Turn left onto Natural Bridges.
Turn left onto Delaware.
Lots of runners wearing numbers too. Probably a triathlon or something like that.
Turn right onto Swanton.
Runners are using all of the road.
Turn left onto West Cliff.
Now, the runners are not on the road.
West Cliff becomes Beach Street.
Too many people crowding the bike lanes watching the cyclists wearing numbers.
Get past the event at the Boardwalk.
Walk the bike over the bridge.
Head right on East Cliff.
Turn left onto Seabright.
Turn right onto Murray.
Turn left onto Lake Ave.
Turn left onto East Cliff.
Notice Amsterdam Bike Shop for the first time. It's next to Star Bene. Never noticed it riding this way before.
Turn right onto Opal Cliff.
Turn right onto Capitola Ave.
Turn left onto Monterey.
Turn right onto Park Ave.
Turn right onto McGregor Dr.
With Highway 1 to the left, it's very noisy. New Brighton is to the right.
Turn left onto State Park Drive.
Turn right onto Soquel Drive.
Turn right onto Spreckles Drive.
Get confused when Spreckles Drive turns into something else, and turn around and turn left onto Aptos Beach Rd.
Turn left onto Rio Del Mar Blvd.
Turn right onto Sumner Avenue.
One hour.
Turn left onto Seascape Blvd.
Turn right onto San Andreas Road.
Turn left onto Beach Road.
There's something going on at the park in downtown Watsonville. It sounds like someone's giving a speech in Spanish.
Turn left onto Lincoln St.
Turn right onto Lake Ave, which is 152.
Two hours.
Turn left onto Casserly Road.
Casserly Road becomes Mt Madonna Road.
Turn left onto Hazel Dell Road.
Hazel Dell Road becomes Brown Valley Road.
Turn right onto Browns Valley Road.
Stop at Corralitos to buy a bottle of water. $.99. It was $.95 at Pescadero.
Head up Eureka Canyon Road.
Three hours.
Eureka Canyon Road becomes Highland Way.
Four hours.
Turn left onto Soquel-San Jose Road.
Stop at Casalegnos to buy a bottle of water. $1.25.
Turn right onto Laurel Glen.
Laurel Glen becomes Mountain View.
Turn left onto Branciforte.
Five hours.
Branciforte becomes Market Street.
Turn right onto Water Street.
Water Street becomes Mission Street.
Turn right onto Highland.
Turn left onto High Street.
Turn left onto Bay Street.
Turn right onto Meder.

About 80 miles in about 5:35. Bike was Trek 4000 mountain bike.