For today’s ride we repeated one we did a few years ago. Head across the bay, loop around the back of the hills in Redwood City, and go visit the giant cross on the top.

We started with a nasty headwind going across Dumbarton Bridge. The hope was that it would make a nice tailwind for the return.

I brought about a half-sized touring load. I’m still not in top form, but we all managed the climbs without significant stops.

The descent back down the hill in Redwood City was hard to enjoy. The road was winding and narrow enough two cars would have a hard time passing each other. There wasn’t much traffic, but it was a residential area, so there could be one around any corner. The wind blew us around.

The return wasn’t too much of a slog. Just as it threatened to become one we got the tailwind we had been looking forward to all day. We got back just as it started to get dark — later than we would have hoped, but pretty standard for us. Anne hasn’t figured out the headlight situation for the tandem yet, but we got back before it was dark enough to really be a problem.