by Liz
Day’s mileage : 67
Running total : 2,166
I intend to write a shorter blog post today because we have some celebrating to do 🙂
Good things about today:
We got to the border with Mexico 😀 We saw ospreys nesting. We watched a pair of hummingbirds happily sitting in a tree for ages. We were heartily congratulated by a cycling club of octogenarians we met who go by the name of Old Spokes. We sold one of the bikes 🚴♀️
Interesting things about today:
We passed more curious, attractive erosion patterns.
We rode by a salt panning area and company.
Instead of riding over beautiful Coronado island we went all round the back roads and industrial estates of San Diego 🤔 Who needs dreamy palm trees and beaches when you can slum it in some dockyards?
I’d imagined our arrival would look like this: we’d ride along the coastal road, reach Imperial Beach, touch the border, have a swim, enjoy fish and chips on the sand and maybe a donut to celebrate. But the oceanside state park by the border is closed as it’s flooded with sewage 😐
It’s also approached via deserted country roads along the foot of the Peninsular Ranges with the wall visible all the way along and border control helicopters constantly flying overhead. Not a little unnerving.
So we turned round and went a few miles inland to the Tijuana crossing where we made it to the Mexican border! And decided a photo was enough to mark the occasion before heading to somewhere that felt more comfortable.
This evening we’re staying about five miles from the border, on the US side. Helicopters are still overhead. Any minute now we’re going out to a Mexican diner to toast the successful completion of a totally amazing expedition.
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