SAN DIEGO!!!!

Well, WE MADE IT!!!! After about 1,140 miles of biking, almost a full month of camping mixed in with a few motels and family visits, we made it to San Diego!!!

The ending was pretty weird for me. We took 3 days off In Brea CA visiting Dan's Grandma which was very nice, but removed us from the biking portion of the trip!!! Which was very good for our soar muscles, but kinda made me forget about all the biking we did and the little portion we had to go!

But that didn't matter, we took off from Brea Tuesday with a little help from Dan's Aunt Shannon and cousin Jenny, how made the trek to Newport beach much easier (thank youu!!!!) Tuesday we biked to San Clemente, a nice short day of biking. But we had one more big day to go!

Wednesday was an interesting last day, we got an early start because believe it or not we had to bike through Camp Pendleton (the marine corps base). It was either that of bike on The 5 (big freeway out here...no thanks!) So camp Pendleton opened at 9, we biked 10 miles to get there on time and rode through the base. Very desolate, weird we saw tank crossing signs and we actually some groups practicing and could hear guns firing. So we got throught the camp and rode on towards San Diego. We thought we had plently of time so midday when I saw a smoothie sign I had to stop! We got a good last lunch, sandwhiches complete with Avacado (had to get a couple more in while in CA!!!)

So we had one more hill that thank goodness we heard about through other people, not to to bad probably about a 2 mi climb up. Nothing horrible, but it wa sooooo hot out so it took a little out of the body! So the time ticked by we were supposed to meet Dan's aunts at Hotel Del at 5. Well at about 4:45 we hit the bike ferry (we had to take that from San Diego to Cornado) long story short we took the ferry and the aunts picked us up at the other side! Super nice, we didn't actuall know we weere done biking until we talked to them on the ferry (nice surprise)

They treated us to a fantastic Mexican dinner in Old San Diego. We started our trip with Mexican, ended Laura's with Mexican then finally ours!!! They also made us shirts that say Crescent city to Cornado 2008 (Laura we have one for you that says to San Louis!!!) They are so nice

So we are done, my bike is apart and in a box to accompany me back on the plane tomorrow. I don't feel like we are done, but I was ready. MY butt was bothering me, my neck and shoulders and two of my fingers have been numb for the last month. But other than that it was a blast and I would do it again in a second! Except I'd try to tell CA they need wider shoulders on the rodes in some parts and deffinitly get a comfier seat and higher up hnadle bars haha! but besides that we all had a good time!

Oh and today, our last day in CA I finally had IN and Out burger for the first and I am happy to say hopefully not the last time! (yes laura I fianlly tried it!!!) It was acutally good, espcially the milk shake. Who knew they made neopolitan milk shakes?!?!

So we are packing up getting ready to go. Tonight we have Dan's grandmas bday celebration to attend which should be lots of fun with all of the Delaney fam.

We head back tomorrow, lots of pictures to come!

Liz

ps- no i don't proof read my blog entries so just sound out the words....i've always been horrible at spelling