Before arriving in San Diego for the ISTE Conference mentioned in earlier posts, I visited a few other sites on the way with a friend.  One destination was Laguna Beach, where we stayed up in the hills not far from Laguna Beach High School, overlooking the ocean.  The picture below was taken only a hundred or so yards from the house.  What a beautiful place the whole of Laguna Beach is!


The picture below was taken with my iPhone at an event we attended right outside of L.A., in Walnut CA.  The climate and terrain of coastal California can hardly be beat!


The 'Cycle of Education' represented EdClick in the San Diego Convention Center for ISTE 2012.  Since EdClick customers are now spread across the country, we have begun to attend education conferences beyond those held in Texas.  ISTE is one of the largest and most dynamic of them all.  An estimated 15,000 educators from around the world attended.  We met folks from most every state, plus countries as diverse as Turkey, England, Korea, China, Mexico, Switzerland, Romania, Australia, New Zealand, and numerous others.  Despite our streamlined presence at this conference (our booth was half the normal size, with fewer accoutrements and personnel) we still left with over 100 solid contacts, a certain growth of our customer base, and promising developments for continuing product development! 


We celebrated our success with a couple of nights of food and fun in Little Italy, a San Diego gem!  San Diego is an all-around marvelous city!


After the conference I stayed on in San Diego for an additional day of riding with my most inspiring friend, Ted Schuster.  He took me up into the mountains for a day of twists, turns, and accelerations through Native American nations and other scenic areas around San Diego.  Ted is 73 years of age...going on 20---> I can hardly keep up with him!


Today---Day 180---I am on my way to the Sequoia National Forest for a stay in Camp Nelson, CA.  Leaving San Diego I have an especially reinvigorated sense of what I need to do to further promote continuous improvement in education, particularly through my efforts for EdClick.  The more terrain I cover and people I meet during 'Education Ride 365,' the more certain I am of my mission!

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Day 168---449.6 miles traveled, 6 hours and 14 minutes of moving time, 54.2 miles per hour average moving time, 2 hours and 3 minutes stopped time, 54.2 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 87.3 miles per hour.  Day 169-172---88.08 miles traveled, 2 hours and 45 minutes of moving time, 32 miles per hour average moving time, and a max speed of 75.7 miles per hour.  Day 173---204.9 miles traveled, 3 hours and 3 minutes of moving time, 67.1 miles per hour average moving time, 36 minutes stopped time, 56.2 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 84.7 miles per hour.  Day 174---185.7 miles traveled, 3 hours and 55 minutes of moving time, 47.4 miles per hour average moving time, and a max speed of 86.6 miles per hour.  Day 175---84.11 miles traveled, 1 hour and 56 minutes of moving time, 43.2 miles per hour average moving time,  and a max speed of 82.2 miles per hour.  Day 176-178---In San Diego Convention Center.  Day 179---161.9 miles traveled, 4 hours and 11 minutes of moving time, 38.7 miles per hour average moving time, 2 hour and 30 minutes stopped time, 24.2 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 81.3 miles per hour.