Now you’re talking! We’re in The OC! My turf! No more reading maps. 50 miles of mostly PCH – Pacific Coast Highway. Urban riding. Fighting cars and other cyclists. Well, not fighting ‘cause the cars would win! But you know what I mean! More like dodging cars. Looking out for right hand turn lanes so you don’t get caught in them. Following traffic rules. Keep a watchful eye for opening car doors and distracted pedestrians.
We even had some ‘encouragement’ from drivers: a mad dog pick-up truck driver who tooted his horn at us really loud, a granny that gave us an interesting one-finger wave and those enthusiastic kids that yelled “fun you” as they sped by.
We started at Capistrano Beach forged the hills of Dana Point and Laguna. This day was a much earlier start: 8:00 am. Newport Beach next then Huntington Beach. Bolsa Chica beach then Sunset Beach - - - All right! We passed the Los Angeles County line! That means we’re in Long Beach and it’s still morning!
Now its lunch time so we stopped at Chronic Tacos next to Whole Foods for yummy veggie tacos. We soaked up the rays and let those tacos digest.
We rode to 2nd street and experience the unique Long Beach bike left hand turn lanes. Then were on the beach bike path. Ocean on our left and the beautiful buildings on our right. A bike path on the sands of Long Beach. Then up the Los Angeles River bike path with an exit at Del Amo west to Carson.
Lessons Learned:
Adventure is fun but there's no place like home.
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