The weather was nice but man was it windy at the coast. Bad head and crosswinds. I definitely felt slower than last week and the avg. speed confirms it. Also, no whales and I had my camera all ready too. I went harder up the first climb and maybe paid for it a little on the rest of the climb. The CHP pulled a couple cyclists over, I think for crossing the double yellow to pass cars but I'm not sure. On the little climb after Four Corners, as I neared the section where it levels off a bit, next to the wide shoulder, a dog came flying toward me from a trail at the side of the road, overshot me, and then started chasing me up the climb at 20+ mph. That little guy REALLY wanted me. Fortunately the dog tired out before I did. The final descent was great - no cars. YAY!!!