We're safe and sound in rainy Los Angeles, ending the bike tour as it began: wet. Our last school visit at Crane Country Day was amazing as our hosts fed and housed us in the cozy library on their beautiful campus in Montecito.
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| Ceed crashes after 65 miles of cycling |
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| The team celebrates Josh's birthday on the Santa Barbara beach |
The warm welcome was followed by a couple of hours Monday morning working in the school garden and presenting at their morning assembly. Thanks to the Crane librarian, Traci Cope, for providing us such a lovely dinner, breakfast and hot showers.
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| Working with the 6th grade class who came to CELP in their garden at Crane |
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| We built another stone pathway, which became our specialty this bike tour |
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| Keeping spirits high during the last project |
We rode as far as Ventura before realizing that a landslide along Highway 1 was going to deter our final stretch of riding.
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| Final bike tour lunch in Ventura, before the rains |
We schlepped all the gear to LA in various vehicles and the faithful bus, just in time to enjoy some heavy downpours on the streets of southern California. With all the drought-ridden towns we've visited on the tour, it's nice to finally see some precipitation. A few inches of rain certainly won't bring the southwest out of the crisis, but two inches is better than nothing.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-california-rain-drought-monitor-20141204-story.html
Ending the ride in Ventura, here is the route that we cycled this year, totaling 425 miles--and not all of it was paved.
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| The final route |
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We will continue updating our blog with topics relevant to our bike tour this year-- and local, sustainable food is always at the top of that list! Thanks so much for reading, we'll have more soon as the 2015 Bike Tour rolls closer!
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