Day 74. Morro Bay, California. Morro Bay is a nice place. So much so that we decided to stay an extra night here. Unfortunately that did involve moving hotels but it was fairly painless in the end as the one next door had space! We decided to start the day by heading out in a kayak across the bay. The current and wind were both pretty strong so we got a good workout. The great news though is that we saw a lot of otters and sea lions - including one sea lion that...

Day 73. Morro Bay, California. Woke up this morning to find our motorbikes covered in ash again. Unfortunately the wild fires in Northern California are still going strong, and with strong winds forecast may spread further. The first part of our route today was fun - up and down the steep streets of SF, then down the coast to Santa Cruz. Unfortunately most of the rest of the route south had to be done on the interstate, as several landslides earlier in the yea...