Drive from Santa Maria across LA to San Diego, cross the border to Tijuana
should have taken about 5 hrs, but in fact it took over 8
| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:32am | 0.2 | map | ||
| 7:32am | 1.5 | 0 km | 1 | |
| 7:34am | 3.2 | Departed Santa Maria Inn | ||
| 7:37am | 2.5 | 1 km | 27 | |
| 7:39am | 25.5 | another Macdonalds breakfast | ||
| 8:05am | 4.7 | 2 km | 32 | |
| 8:09am | 3.9 | fuel stop at Costco gas | ||
| 8:13am | 247.9 | 321 km | 78 | |
| 12:21pm | 10.5 | fuel stop somewhere in LA and failed bathroom break | ||
| 12:32pm | 36.1 | 54 km | 90 | |
| 1:08pm | 18.2 | break and snack at Carl's Jr. | ||
| 1:26pm | 128.6 | 121 km | 56 | |
| 3:35pm | 4.5 | fuel stop at 76 near the border | ||
| 3:39pm | 2.2 | 1 km | 14 | |
| 3:41pm | 1.7 | conversation with the parking guy | ||
| 3:43pm | 1.9 | 0 km | 5 | |
| 3:45pm | 23.5 | unloading the bike across the street from Siempre Parking | ||
| 4:08pm | 1.6 | 0 km | 12 | |
| 4:10pm | 20.4 | parked in Siempre after 4pm | ||
| 4:30pm | 18.6 | 13 km | 41 | riding with Juan Pedro into Tijuana |
| 4:49pm | 0.9 | map | ||
| 4:50pm | 2.4 | 0 km | 8 | |
| 4:52pm | 77.4 | checked into Fairfield Inn | ||
| 6:10pm | 3.6 | 0 km | 3 | out for a walk around the neighborhood |
| 6:13pm | 45.7 | hanging out at the hotel unpacking and reading | ||
| 6:59pm | 2.9 | 0 km | 9 | |
| 7:02pm | 27.5 | Jorge picks up me and Gunther | ||
| 7:29pm | 8.2 | 2 km | 14 | |
| 7:38pm | 0.2 | Dinner at Jorge's very nice Country Club restaurant Club Campestre, Tijuana | ||
| 7:38pm | 1.9 | 1 km | 26 | |
| 9:37pm | 0.0 | Jorge drops us off back at the hotel after dinner | ||
| 14h06m | 9h41m moving | 521 km | 53.7 kph | 69% moving, 265 minutes of breaks |
Juan Pedro carried some of Chris's luggage and Chris followed him across the USA/Mexico border. The crossing was quick and uneventful with no inspections. Not even a passport check. It was literally non-stop. Then we wound our way through Tijuana afternoon traffic to the Fairfield Inn and Suites hotel where Chris and Günther are staying for the night. Chris and Juan Pedro waited about an hour until Jorge and Günther arrived.