I made it out of the park and back-tracked about seven miles into Ventura because I had a short day of riding ahead of me. I got groceries for the last time on my trip and passed up a good opportunity to do laundry even though I desperately needed clean clothes because I was so close to being done. I didn't feel at all anxious about being done with the trip, or feel like staying out on the road for much longer. For whatever reason though, the day seemed to drag by. Even by picking up the extra miles from back-tracking and not leaving Venture until noon, I still got to the campsite really early. I think it's because I've actually been getting in shape without really realizing it and since the entire day was pretty flat, I made really good time.
At the campsite I talked to another interesting fellow who rambled off a bunch of stories just like the guy I talked to the night before, but if I lead him in the right direction he had some interesting things to say. He knew some judo and I've always wanted to do some sort of martial art, but never had the reason to. I will probably start taking lessons at some point, it'll be fun and actually useful for this type of thing. I didn't realize it until I went to bed but I didn't want to buy a whole lot of food so all I had to eat for the day were chocolate pop tarts and swiss cake rolls. I should probably get on a better diet once I'm done with the trip.
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