We awoke to rain yet again but the forecast was for sun/cloud by late morning so we packed up slowly (a first on this trip!), donned our waterproofs and left Cambria around 10am. The first mile nearly finished us off - a very steep ascent out of the town to get to US1. However, we must be getting fitter as the next 53 miles seemed relatively easy with few hills. We followed a more inland route today, other than passing through Morro Bay at lunchtime (a lovely coastal resort with typical American shopfronts lining the main street and people playing chess outside one of the cafes). Traffic on US1 was fairly busy but there was a good shoulder and few lorries so mostly stress - free cycling. I missed the fantastic views of the Big Sur coastline from the last 2 days though.
Pismo Beach was our destination for the day, a largish town with some lovely hotels. We passed by The Cottage Inn which looked lovely and had been highly recommended by my friend Josy, but ended up at a nearby hiker/biker campsite next to the freeway, having been turned away by two other sites as no pitches available for bikers (don't ask, just admire my resilience on this one.......).
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