Alissa: After 1,000 miles, 14 counties, roughly 45,000 feet of elevation gained and lost, a min elevation of -7 feet, max elevation of 1930 feet, and one flat tire, we MADE IT! =) =)
[Note: these numbers include our extra help from Day #5.]
Our final day began with a giant wide road just for us!
Shortly after starting out, we came across a sea cave from the early 1900s
that we naturally had to check out.
To add to our fun, we rode the ferry across to Coronado “Island”
during which we saw a complete circle rainbow!
We wanted to visit “Friendship Park” right along the border, but it was closed due to flooding. So, we didn’t make it far into this park.
We headed east to the actual border crossing, and were pleased to see McDonalds in its appropriate role, greeting visitors at the “gateway to the Americas.”
We’re so close to Mexico, you can even walk there!
We took the electric trolley back up to downtown
where we loaded up a minivan with all our stuff
and went out to celebrate with Mexican food!
I’m wishing that I had taken pictures of all the lifeguard stations from Santa Barbara onward. There was so much variation, which I wouldn’t have expected!
