Bikation day 4 - Fort Bragg to Gualala

 Day four saw us ride down the California coast from Fort Bragg to Gualala for 60 miles and 4500' of climbing. I don't understand why the fifth largest economy in the world can't put a decent bike lane on its premier bike route. We just want 24" in each direction. If Caltrans can find the funds to put a 20' wide road in, would another four feet really be that difficult? Mind you, the scenery is amazing and once we were ten miles south of Fort Bragg, the traffic was fairly light.

Yesterday's gale force southerly winds had died down to a mild breeze and the overcast kept the temperature to around 50F for most of the day with the high well below 70F. We had lunch at a small store in Elk which opened just as we got there.

It was very hilly so we had some gnarly downhills.

We stayed at the Gualala Country Inn for the overnight which was quite pleasant. Gualala is a small town with several motels, restaurants, and a store. Walking the beach path after eating was a good way to stretch out the legs.