Video at normal speed on Youtube channel SUENORD1 (https://youtu.be/mKmLfTNXgk0)
I left San Francisco as soon as I got back to my van after filming the Golden Gate Bridge, but the traffic was terrifying on highway 101, so I stopped in the parking lot of 24-hour fitness center and spent the night keeping my head down in the back of the car. The next morning was Sunday, and I camped at Monterey Veteran’s Memorial Park on a hill above town. My knees still felt rubbery after the San Francisco expedition, despite the fact that I walked up most of the hills. A 20″ bike requires more work than my electric bikes, but electric bikes aren’t allowed on most of the bike paths I intended to film. Maybe I will lose some weight?
On Monday morning, I located the start of the bicycle path ( Montery Bay Coastal Trail) at Canyon del Rey Boulevard, near the Home Depot and headed towards Monterey. The bike path was LEVEL, and a pure joy to ride on. There were some enormous trees, and the air smelled wonderfully of eucalyptus. Most of the joggers tore past me as if I were standing still, but my goal wasn’t speed.
As I got closer to my turning point at Point Pinos Lighthouse (I didn’t actually see a lighthouse), a few small hills got in my way. I walked up some of them. The scenery became really spectacular, with giant trees, jagged rocks and breaking waves. I had to backtrack to Lover’s Point to catch the returning bus, which went about 2/3 of the way back to Home Depot.
I probably could have taken another bus the rest of the way, but it was easier to just bike the rest. The buses have racks on the front for bicycles, which impressed me. When I returned to my car, I headed for Morro Bay. I once more spent the night lurking in the back of my van, trying to be inconspicuous.
