We returned to the United States through San Diego. People of this city are completely in love with. It is easy! Good weather, more than 300 sunny days a year, there are beaches, beautiful parks and the famous San Diego ZOO. Animal lovers, we visited the 3 parks (Zoo, Wild Animal park and Sea World), and they are all worthwhile. Balboa Park is very large and has a lot of different museums to please everyone, and some parts are free to visit. Otherwise it is perfect to spend the day walking and relaxing or practice various sports (golf, swimming pool, tennis, disc golf, baseball ….) and an off-leash dog park. Once you know the streets labyrinth of the city you can go by bike and discover all of the small charming parks. The beaches are very pleasant and there are areas protected for birds. Thus, observe some. Such a beautiful city it is easy to fall in love with all its diversity.
The first Hike and Bike is the McGrath state park in Ventura. Fine because it is not very expensive, but they put us in very pleasant places. Behind the bathroom, just next to the dump station or in the swamp where nobody does go, even if it was free. In high season is probably a better idea to get some cyclists together and share a true site. South prices are still a little high. Normally it is $ 3 to $ 5 per person but before Big Sur it was more $ 7 and even $ 10!
Maps made by Adventure Cycling Association are well but they are still a few gaps. They omit indicating season opening and closing of states parks. For some people, just going around large cities is a good thing, but we think it makes you miss several interesting and sometimes important things.
We stayed in couples of State Parks (San Simeon, Big Sur, Half Moon Bay, Samuel P Taylor Bodega Bay Dunes, Humboldt Redwoods) although there were a number of them closed, campsites but also we took some warmshower. Once again we met nice people and shared good meals. We tried the bbq ribs at the farmer market in San Luis Obispo, fish tacos in Santa Cruz and the Indian and Chinese food in San Francisco. Big Sur State Park was the first hike and bike that impressed us. It is a beautiful forest, the trees are huge. We spent a pleasant evening with 2 people from Quebec, heading south.
San Francisco, city of the famous Golden Gate! Very beautiful, charming, artistic architecture detailed and up and down streets. The golden gate park is really large and it is very pleasant to walk or just go to relax. On the periphery of the city there is also the Lincoln Park which offers beautiful views and nature. It is between Ocean Beach and Golden Gate recreation area, where it is possible to make good barbecue with family and friends.
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