The NCCC “4th of July” Picnic this year will be on Saturday June 29th. We will begin with a One Club Ride starting at 8:00 am (Clippers, take note) from Stagecoach Community Park3420 Camino De Los Coches, Carlsbad, CA 92009 We meet back at Stagecoach Park for a picnic at around 11:30 to noon. Sandwiches from Jersey Mikes will be provided. Wait, you aren’t done! We need to know how many sandwiches to get! Please RSVP by June 16 by filling out the sandwich selection form at https://bit.ly/nccc_picnic_2024. Thanks!

Starting 5/13/24, Camp Pendleton Visitor Center is reopened at the Main Gate.  The base is once again issuing cycling passes to ride through the base through the same corridor between the Main Gate and Las Pulgas.  Just bring a Real ID to get your free cyclist pass issued for 1 year.

Wife Sue and I had a tandem cycling trip to Portugal that was hosted by Santana Tandem Adventures.  The trip had us river cruising down the Douro River; starting in Porto.  We’ve been on over a dozen Santana trips and the river cruises are always our favorites.  No packing/unpacking with plenty of ride options, culture and fellow tandem couples.  We met our Kansas City tandeming friends on the trip along with approximately 120 fellow cruisers/bikers.  Over the years, Santana has adapted to more ebikes and fewer tandems; with the ratio now about 60:40.  Years back, there were only a couple single bikes and all tandems.   We really enjoyed Portugal; the weather was brisk in the mornings (50’s) and would...