Day 9 - Rest Day, Mendocino, CA

Day Total - 5.8 miles
Trip Total - 324.9 miles

And on the ninth day, we rested.

We slept in very late, by our standards anyway, made breakfast, and instead of loading up the bikes, we just relaxed. Kevin read his book, I walked around Russian Gulch State Park, where we were camped, and we just stayed away from the bikes.

At around 1:00, we biked into town to use the internet at one of the cafes and grab some groceries. We got coffee and sat down outside, where I tried to update my blog. Of course, it being Mendo, there was a crazy old guy there with us (actually two,but only one was notable). He told us about how he travelled the world for 8 years,how you can get a $10 pint of whiskey at Safeway, how he travelled the world for 8 years, how he eats only peanut butter and hot sauce, and how you can get a $10 pint of whiskey at Safeway. Also, don't ever tell anyone where your tree is.

Other than that, there wasn't much notable about the day. I took a shower in the morning, increasing my lead over Kevin in that category, but when that counts as exciting, you know it's a nice lazy day.

Pictures after the jump.

Russian Gulch Bridge

And from the other side

Looking toward Mendocino