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Day 5 – Santa Maria to Lompoc - 43 miles with 1700’ of climbing.
Red Dress Day. Or actually Dress Red Day. Either way, a fun day. It was cold which is why I was glad I had a sweater dress, ala Janet Reno. Kathryn layered up as well. We had one friend dress only in a Speedo. CRAZY! Every year, it seems there is a celebrity or two riding among us. This year was no exception. The star, Justin Chatwin from the Showtime series, Shameless (I love that show!) whose character named Jimmy/Steve (you need to have watched the show to understand that) was riding. One of our group riders snagged him and his publicist and he joined our picture. He was not wearing red though.
Also, you may ask, why only 43 miles? Well, the actual distance as the crow flies is about 22 miles. How can you have a 22 mile day when other days are 100? So, we took a nice bike ride in yet more agricultural roads before climbing into the Vandenberg Air Force Base Hills and into Lompoc, the rose capital of the world (or so they say). A good day to rest up...
