We got our fill, and up the hill we went. It is not a long or hard climb, but it is fully exposed to the sun which made it feel worst than it was. I had an unfair advantage knowing when the road turns up and how far to the big downhill. Fallbrook area is made up of rolling hills of avocado groves. It is a great place to ride as there is light traffic and lots of bicycle friendly roads to go up and down on.
Some professionals come out for the winter to use the roads for training.
The Guacamole Grande bicycle ride is a big event here in the spring, and Fallbrook is the home of the long distance legend Pete Penseyres. Feeling very much at home, I led Dan around the coarse to the lunch stop where I had bicyclist's favorites to munch on. I mainly sucked down fluids and salt. We may have done the hardest section, but we are yet to do the hottest. We enjoyed a longer than normal lunch, satisfied that our tanks were full, we continued.