Along the California coast

For years without stress, not having to do anything, anywhere, with anyone, now in a rush to reach not only the final goal of this part of the adventure but also one hundred and fifty, or approximately that many, individual daily objectives. From one hike/bike camp to another, spread over distances of fifty to eighty kilometers, as if that were negligible mileage when traveling with an overloaded bike with an added trailer, equally loaded. In a life without strict plans, any schedule means unbearable pressure. The body tires quickly on ascents, designed like children’s drawings of hilly terrain, with curves...