What a difference food makes!!!! Made the 18.3 mile walk plus a one mile ride through a construction zone as well as 2400 ft of climbing in weather that peaked near 90--all without a hitch. I saved a lot of the dinner that Eric and Shandi brought me last night for breakfast and also had coffee that they brought. It was like heaven. I was unstoppable this morning! Wow. The walk again passed over rolling hills spotted with oaks. For the last third, I left the Juan Bautista de Anza Trail and took San Marcos Road east until it ended at the 101--it basically skirts the southern border of Camp Roberts, a Calif. Army National Guard base. A number of wineries greeted me on San Marcos Road reminiscent of the earlier walks days ago. San Miguel Mission was established in 1797 basically to link the missions of San Antonio and San Luis Obispo. The mission church's interior is said to be one of the "best preserved" of all the missions! I visited their very informative museum and took the self-guided tour. The pictures give you some impressions of the mission. The original thick adobe walls are evident as you tour the various rooms.
