I haven’t ever managed to ride 100 miles in a single day, so the prospect of ticking off this little challenge with the support crews, burritos and ice cream that the Marin Century offers was not a prospect that I could turn down. While the Tour de Cure was significantly shorter, I argue it was actually the harder ride, with much steeper and more sustained climbing and a wider variety of terrain. Still, a lovely chance to blast up and down the coast and reconnoitre some new roads!
I never take anywhere near enough photos.Just before the halfway point.The finish line!
Mum & Dad, having completed their main tour from San Diego back up to San Francisco, now have a couple of weeks with me in the Bay Area. We took the opportunity of having good weather to cross the Golden Gate and spend the weekend in Marin. Day 1: antique shopping in Petaluma, and Day 2: a fantastic walk in the sun, retracing our steps to Alamere Falls. After the manufactured saccharine charms of SoCal, I think it was a breath of fresh air.
Dad navigates the streets of San Francisco, to the accompaniment of the Bullett theme tuneCrossing the bridge never gets old – it's stunning.Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they areHold onto your hats!Dad, clearly enjoying the MustangWhat a team.We retraced the steps we made in the summer hike to Alamera Falls, back in JulyEven though 99% of people make the detour to the beach, the rangers seem to ignore this fact, and mark it unmaintained.View out to Point Reyes – very much need to go there some time soon.Dad negotiates the frankly slightly scary cliff down to the beachUnconventional team photoDon't go chasing waterfallsDad and I, standing above the cliffsOne more for good measureThe trip back … and you are reminded that you are in Marin – the wackiest collection of individuals this side of, well, San FranciscoSunset StripThe breathtaking return through the tunnel back to the city
