Motorcycling XCountry

Set.10-12 Sun-Tues

San Francisco CA - Montara CA = 25 miles - 30 min.

All along the way from NJ to CA, there was one thing in common about the recommendations from people of where I should go riding.  And it was Highway 1. 

Highway 1 goes up and down the CA coastline.  And it’s one of the best scenic highways with crazy twisties along the mountain.

By the time I left San Fran, the whole way along Highway 1 was foggy.

As I’m riding the 1, I noticed a light house overlooking the ocean.

So I decided to stop by and take a few pictures, but as soon as I got there I saw a hostel sign.

I thought to myself, this can’t be.  It’s too nice to be a hostel.

Even if I had to pay more than $20, I would have stayed there regardless.

The hostel was located right on site of the Light House.

Once unpacked I met my roommate Dave.  He was also riding his bike along the coast, but he was heading up. 

While chilling in the living room, we met this girl Brandy.

After talking to Brandy for a bit, she tells us that she surfs and that she could teach us how.

I was like surf?  Wow, that’s so out the box for me.

But deep inside, it was always one of those things that I wished I could scratch off my list.

So I said cool, let’s do this.

The next day Sept.11 Mon. we rented our surf boards and wetsuits, and went surfing at Pacifica. 

Now I can say I surfed and I was able to stand up.

But I gotta admit, I must’ve looked like a fool as if I was walking on a thigh rope waving my arms in the air to catch balance.  I had crazy fun.

After about 2 hours into surfing, Dave took a bad spill and snapped his board in half. 

It was too funny. 

I never thought that surfing could take so much out of you.  That shit got me so tired and sore.  So I decided to stay another night.

On Sept.12 Tues. we left the Hostel.  I started to go south and Dave north to Chico.

On my way south I took a little detour around some mountain roads that lead me into La Honda House Cafe.

At La Honda House Cafe I had my best $18 porterhouse steak ever!

After that hearty meal, I went next door to the convenience store to buy a drink.

As I’m waiting on line, to my surprise, a Korean lady comes to the cashier.

I’m pretty sure that when she saw me, and when I saw her we both thought of the same thing, WTF are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere?

Out of all places, I never thought I would see another Korean person in the middle of nowhere in the mountains.  But I guess our people are all over place.

Oh yeah, while I was chilling out there. I saw the strangest thing, a mobile library for people in the mountains who can’t get to a real library.

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