10-31-2023 Ride

Ride over to near Palomar Hospital to get a TB test for my volunteer work.  It was quite chilly at the start, coldest I have felt this season.  I rode across the pedestrian bridge and then to BVP, following the route behind the mall to get over to Centre City Pkwy.  Took it all the way to Washington Ave, then to Hale Ave, turning onto Auto Pkwy and then left onto Andreasen Dr to get up to Citracado Pkwy.  Over to the Palomar Health Center, which is close to the hospital.  Got my TB test and a flu shot as well, then continued down Citracado Pkwy to Auto Pkwy and Nordahl Rd, riding up to Knob Hill Rd and staying on the road when it turned into Nutmeg St.  Did a little detour by the Von's looking for a donut shop, no luck, so I rode all the way to Country Club Ln, turning right and going up to Broadway, where I turned right again and rode over to El Norte Pkwy.  Had a couple of donuts at Mart's, then I got onto El Norte Pkwy and took it up to Valley Pkwy.  Right there, and a left onto BVP, which I followed all the way back to the freeway, going over it and riding up W Bernardo Dr to Nevoso Way, turning there to get onto Cabela Dr.  Took this up to Matinal Rd, then Matinal Cir to Azucar Way and home.  Felt decent on the ride, didn't push the pace that much, was content just to get some miles in.  That's why my average speed was low.

Avg speed = 15.2 mph. Total mileage = 31.6 mi

Avg power = 129 W. Weighted avg power = 157 W

Total elevation gain = 1610'

Avg heartrate = 106 bpm

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https://www.fitbit.com/activities/exercise/59557918434

Later on, I packed the car up for the camping trip to South Carlsbad State Beach.  We headed out around 1:15, but I forgot to load my bike on, so we had to go back.  Oops.  Got gas in Escondido and then drove to the camping spot.  It was confusing to find the entrance, you have to come into the park on PCH driving south, no other way.  We camped at a site with a great ocean view, bracketed by two RVs.  Lots of RVs camping, not so many tents.  The site was okay, best for its view but not much shade.  We set up the screen tent as well but ended up not using it.  It doesn't provide as much shade when the sun is relatively low in the sky.  Ann set up the mattress and sleeping bags, and I later discovered that the mattress wasn't holding air.  That was a bummer, but luckily we found out at a campsite where there was a Walmart just 10 minutes away.  Also, we were having trouble getting propane out of the big tank, it's probably low or out.  We had grilled vegetables for dinner, and I was a little irritated about the air mattress, but eventually I got over it.  After dinner, we went there and got another mattress, this one with a USB inner pump that plugs into the car and pumps the mattress up in <10 minutes.  Pretty cool, although we had to figure out how to get an inflated mattress into the tent.  Hint, open the back flap and slide it in that way.