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...