• Simon Fretwell
  • Simon Fretwell

Fretwell Family Cruiser Trip

A 17-day adventure by Simon Read more
  • Hangover day

    May 22, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Drive down the pacific highway today. Started off in San Francisco this morning with a wicked hangover. Nice to ride up the hills and down the "wiggly street"
    Scenery was amazing driving hugging the coastline and crossing loads of little bridges and tubes cut into the rock. No real beaches up here. Just the ocean and rocks. Put the hammocks up in a tree by the side of the road. Going to gas the bikes up tonight and grab some beers get In to the hammocks early so we can make a start ar first light.Read more

  • The big LA run

    May 23, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Started off this morning in the country in a seaside hammock.
    Rode the coast for a bit, saw elephant seals and even a mother and calf humpback whale.
    Stopped for a beer at Santa Barbara pier. Rode the bikes down the boardwalk to the end!
    Now we have driven thorough the crazy that is LA.
    Now sat in a Hawaiian bar doing happy hour and about to drink a painkiller (those who have been to the Virgin Islands will know).
    Roughly 3000miles so far.
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  • beer o'clock

    May 23, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Drive through the madness of LA and after finding nowhere to camp we got a motel south of the city at Huntington Beach. Found a few bars... and we did nothing, absolutely budkiss that day, what the hell am I doing drinking in LA? At 26.....(anyone?)Read more

  • 3000miles

    May 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Waking up after the night before, we decided a short ride to the campsite on the beach was in order. Doing so we clocked the 3k miles mark. Had Mexican tacos for breakfast with hotsauce. Perfect. Found a gas station that had the best beer selection so bough a cool box, stocked it up and strapped it to my bike. Dad said it could not be done...... cause it could!
    Day on the beach ahead......
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  • Trip end
    May 27, 2016