Today I had a little bit of a later start than usual, but being at the Viceroy hotel I wanted to take full advantage of the wonderful luxury and amenities. Before going on today's ride, I biked up and down the Santa Monica pier, and from there made my way to the west-to-east starting point of Route 66. Sunset boulevard, Beverly hills, Hollywood, Rodeo drive, Dodger stadium and China town were all part of the route. Temperatures soared to 99' and the heat reflection from the asphalt road made for a hot ride. A tail wind pushing me right along under an almost full moon, finished off the day and it was almost nine o'clock when I checked into a roadside motel in Realto. When I told Neil, the attendant there, what I was biking for, he immediately responded with a 50% room rate discount and handed me two bottles of water. A welcome surprise. The first leg of the trip had come to an end and six hundred miles are now behind me. The next segment will be from Natchez, MS to Nashville, TN. In the meanwhile I will be driving for the next ten days to get there.
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