Its sunday and we leave wed am from edinburgh airport. Got most of my gear sorted and ready for final packing. This has been the main decision point, what to take and what to leave. Intending to wear my usual kit but have heard it can be warm, just need to keep hydrated.
Seems they have had a good fall of snow this year and the passes north of yosemite are unlikely to be cleared before mid may, possibly end of may. This is a shame as the roads look great for biking on the maps.
The other 'bad' news was there has been a landslide on the Big Sur some 60 miles south of 'Cisco and could take 2 weeks to clear. This is about when we should get there so will be touch and go but nothing we can do about it.
The only decision still to make is for day1. There is a choice of routes to start the tour. Either do the first 50 miles or so of Route 66 from Santa Monica or head straight for Bakersfield area on the freeway - 5 lanes wide. We are doing the west hollywood at the end so there is no loss its just that some are going down to San Diego on the last day to do as much of PCH1 as possible. So they are taking in the Hollywood sign and Santa Monica Pier at the start. Guess I'll see how wide awake I feel on day1 and whether its a sensible decision to go for R66 or just take the easy route.
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