June 2, Day 2

June 2, 2008
Fairfield to Sacramento, CA
Distance: 57.4
Temperature: 50 degrees to 83 degrees

Dear All,

Today was a light day. Fifty seven miles with a bit of a tailwind. Compared to yesterday it was a breeze. We forgot to mention that one of the difficult parts of yesterday was not just the high mileage but the fact that we had to find 70 rights and lefts, which meant that we were struggling with a map all the time. That makes it very hard to get in a “rhythm”. Lots of stops and starts makes for an especially hard day.

Today we had far less map work. For about 30 miles we worked in a loose double paceline which helped the weaker riders and kept the pace up.

The first stop was in the Davis, CA the home of the University of California at Davis. What a great town and a magnificent campus. Our route took us right thru a good portion of the campus and into town. Stopped at wonderful little bagel shop for an early lunch (ya gotta keep eating). It was delightful. Stopped into a bike(second picture above)shop (always stop at a bike shop whenever possible just to look at the goodies) looking for a UC at Davis bike jersey but there were none.

Another 20 miles or so put us in Sacramento (third picture is where Arnold works). Our Best Western was about a mile from Old Sacramento (first picture)so we took a walk into town. Delightful little spot. Picked up some lemonade and an ice cream cone and then wandered back.

Keep the good vibes coming.
Amy and John