hardway
Junior Member
I had to help out a friend down in San Diego, and decided it was a perfect opportunity to get better acquainted with my FZ6.
Had a bunch of work to do on Saturday, so I got a late start. Blasted down the I5 and got in around 11pm. Long, straight, boring, lots of bugs. I can't recommend it.
I got up at 4am on Tuesday and hit the road, my plan was to take the coast home from Ventura to SF.
Weather was great down south, and I made good time all the way up to the central coast. Just south of Big Sur the rain started, and I spent the rest of the ride dodging rock slides and cages in alternating fog, rain, lightning and intense winds, sometimes all together.
It was pretty hectic but the fizzer performed admirably and I feel like a real road warrior for making it home OK.
Trip took 13hrs and my ass was sore as hell, otherwise all good.
Beach in Ventura where I hit the coast
![IMG_0060.jpg IMG_0060.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14090-48ba02f26b4b18b3974518a33610707c.jpg)
Pismo Beach pier. This looks like California to me!
![IMG_0062.jpg IMG_0062.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14091-61e178e040e3468eb8c150809f9848f8.jpg)
Looking north from the pier at Pismo
![IMG_0064.jpg IMG_0064.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14092-7a409bc710fd0ac764130eea68ea5a9c.jpg)
Morro Rock at Morro Bay
![IMG_0065.jpg IMG_0065.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14093-34efa317028253ece98134278bdf61e4.jpg)
A couple of Morro Bay looking south
![IMG_0066.jpg IMG_0066.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14094-c8a294dcb29abf753299e49455d5a8ec.jpg)
![IMG_0068.jpg IMG_0068.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14095-a3edf1b16c032786d2676635a4611541.jpg)
My baby next to Morrow Rock
![IMG_0070.jpg IMG_0070.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14096-d87ba371f269e3f79f449ed5e44006e4.jpg)
Uh-Oh, here's where the fun starts
![IMG_0074.jpg IMG_0074.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14097-b00e2e346fb2e8fd148d8a6b2799cb22.jpg)
![IMG_0076.jpg IMG_0076.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14098-88469944883832a0834e6995b7d5931b.jpg)
And the last picture I took before survival became my overriding priority.
![IMG_0080.jpg IMG_0080.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14099-cc7b4c48b85de8062d416ecfe13ffc79.jpg)
I wanted to take more, especially of the Big Sur area and Monterey/Santa Cruz, but I was making such poor time by then I figured I better not stop for anything other than gas if I wanted to get home before dark, and I really wanted to get home before dark!
Had a bunch of work to do on Saturday, so I got a late start. Blasted down the I5 and got in around 11pm. Long, straight, boring, lots of bugs. I can't recommend it.
I got up at 4am on Tuesday and hit the road, my plan was to take the coast home from Ventura to SF.
Weather was great down south, and I made good time all the way up to the central coast. Just south of Big Sur the rain started, and I spent the rest of the ride dodging rock slides and cages in alternating fog, rain, lightning and intense winds, sometimes all together.
It was pretty hectic but the fizzer performed admirably and I feel like a real road warrior for making it home OK.
Trip took 13hrs and my ass was sore as hell, otherwise all good.
Beach in Ventura where I hit the coast
![IMG_0060.jpg IMG_0060.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14090-48ba02f26b4b18b3974518a33610707c.jpg)
Pismo Beach pier. This looks like California to me!
![IMG_0062.jpg IMG_0062.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14091-61e178e040e3468eb8c150809f9848f8.jpg)
Looking north from the pier at Pismo
![IMG_0064.jpg IMG_0064.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14092-7a409bc710fd0ac764130eea68ea5a9c.jpg)
Morro Rock at Morro Bay
![IMG_0065.jpg IMG_0065.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14093-34efa317028253ece98134278bdf61e4.jpg)
A couple of Morro Bay looking south
![IMG_0066.jpg IMG_0066.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14094-c8a294dcb29abf753299e49455d5a8ec.jpg)
![IMG_0068.jpg IMG_0068.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14095-a3edf1b16c032786d2676635a4611541.jpg)
My baby next to Morrow Rock
![IMG_0070.jpg IMG_0070.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14096-d87ba371f269e3f79f449ed5e44006e4.jpg)
Uh-Oh, here's where the fun starts
![IMG_0074.jpg IMG_0074.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14097-b00e2e346fb2e8fd148d8a6b2799cb22.jpg)
![IMG_0076.jpg IMG_0076.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14098-88469944883832a0834e6995b7d5931b.jpg)
And the last picture I took before survival became my overriding priority.
![IMG_0080.jpg IMG_0080.jpg](https://www.600riders.com/data/attachments/14/14099-cc7b4c48b85de8062d416ecfe13ffc79.jpg)
I wanted to take more, especially of the Big Sur area and Monterey/Santa Cruz, but I was making such poor time by then I figured I better not stop for anything other than gas if I wanted to get home before dark, and I really wanted to get home before dark!
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