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Four of my friends and I took advantage of the long weekend to take a trip on our bikes to Monterey. We headed south on the Pacific Coast Bike Route for about fifty miles on Saturday through strawberry fields and along the beautiful coast. Stormy rain clouds chased us the whole day, but made for nice riding weather and a gorgeous sky. The rain finally caught us right as it was getting dark and right as we were getting into Monterey. We stayed with some wonderful friends who were incredibly hospitable! They fed us amazing food and set us up with beds to sleep in as well as great stories. We woke up late on Sunday to clear sunny skies! We followed the bike path down by the wharf and out to Lover's Point...the Monterey Bay is so mind-boggling! We headed back north into a bit more wind, but rode together and took turns pulling while others enjoyed the draft created by the group. We made it back to Santa Cruz just a little after dark, exhausted but in very high spirits feeling proud of ourselves and bonded together through the experience we shared. We concluded the trip with delicious burritos that were well earned and very satisfying.