Delightful vineyard country I was staying at a rather cramped motel on the outskirts of Santa Rosa, so when I moved out on drizzly morning, I was glad to be

The town of Santa Rosa lies in Sonoma county and was my first brush with the renowned vineyard country of California. It was the stuff that fables are made of.

It was amazing to ride out of the state park onto a wonderful coastal road, the CA -1, that hugged the craggy hillside as it twisted and turned along the

The Benbow KOA was quite organised and made for some pleasant camping. The day I cycled out of Benbow campground, was bright, sunny with just a few clouds in the

The following morning it had stopped raining and the sun was out. I could not have asked for a more beautiful day to ride through the fabled Avenue of Giants

I left Eureka on an overcast day which held promise of rain. My helmet, that usually dangled along my rear rack was stolen at the grocery store at the gas

Remarkably the sun was beaming as soon as I traversed into the Californian border. With the sun on my face and a light breeze keeping me cool in the bright

Two days of rain and wind is all I can recollect of my arduous 160 kms ride from North Bend to the campground in Brookings. Along the way I met