The ride from Petaluma to Davis ended up being 91 miles with 3500' of climbing. Everything started well with the ride from Petaluma to Napa being through gently rolling wine country with lovely roads and light traffic. We somehow managed to ride all the way through Napa without seeing a coffee shop (poor route design on my part) and had to stop at a 7-11 just before we left Napa. I really don't like 7-11's, partly because they won't let you use the restroom.
After Napa we headed north on highway 121 which quickly turned into a steep, winding climb with no shoulder and heavy traffic - pretty much the definition of a death trap. I used the ridewithgps mobile app to find a safer route to Davis. I had never used this feature before but it took me less than a minute to find a safe route. I sent them a thank-you note.
After more miles over rolling hills and through scenic vineyards we got to Manker Corner just as a small café was opening (this happened a lot). We had a sandwich and soda, they filled our water bottles, and we kept riding.
After a while we found ourselves on the same route the Davis Double used to use to get us home. Roads started becoming familiar again and we found ourselves back in Davis at the impeccable Quality Inn. We were done.
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