A meet up with a touring celebrity!
I have followed Karen Cook for years. She always takes interesting tours and has even more interesting journals. When I read on Cycle Blaze that she was heading out on a Coastal tour I connected with her to see if she was coming through Monterey. Yes…..she was. However, the day she was to be here I was Docenting at Pt Lobos.
Darn, so close!!! Well I’m driving down Hwy 1to Pt Lobos and I happen to see a loaded bike just about to get on the bike path over/up Hwy 1 after that horrible 16% hill that I’ve written about before!!
The rider looked like a woman and seemed to be traveling alone. I turned around and went to where I knew I could park and walked to the top of the trail and there she was coming up the trail.
I introduced myself and we decided to meet down the hill at Starbucks at Rio Road. There is huge construction on Hwy 1 & Rio right now and traffic was awful but we both finally made it there (she beat me by several minutes)!
She’s on her was to San Diego. You can follow along here. https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/adventuresome/
Seasidejanet
Janet here of Jack and Janet in Seaside, CA. We just love to ride our bikes and share and read stories from other such afflicted souls.
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That’s fantastic! It’s always great to meet virtual biking friends in person 🙂
It is fun…..however it feels a bit like stalking at first.
What a stroke of luck running into Karen that way. I enjoy her journals too.
I know right!! I couldn’t believe my luck…..some things are just meant to be.
Supercool! Karen writes great journals that are not only informative, but fun to read.
Right place at the right time, perfect timing and serendipity!
I, too, am enjoying Karen’s journals on cycleblaze.
I think Karen lives in the Bay Area. I hope you were in proselytizing mode and encouraged her to join the fun at Cycle365.
I did! And I posted a link to her journal on cycleblaze!!