A 49 mile day as we gradually wind down our mileage and tempo into the final days of our trip. Sunny, of course, with comfortably warm weather and a nice evening in Laguna Beach.
Angela and I are about to start our trip across LA and into Orange County. We were a little apprehensive about the traffic and our route across LA so we started riding after rush hour, about 9:30.
Headed east from Redondo on Torrence. Not too bad so far.
This is what is called the Las Angelas River. We're about to turn south on it and ride the "Greenway" into Long Beach. It's been a good morning through Torrance and Carson. So far, crossing LA has been pretty nice for big city riding.
The bike path along the LA River was great but the scenery and neighborhood not. Workers below are scrapping out sludge from the bottom, the smell, not so nice. Angela and I kept talking about the scene in Terminator 2 with Arnold riding a motorcycle with young John Connor on the back down a drainage like this by the newer, more powerful Terminator in a semi-truck. Iconic.
About 18 miles into our day and we stop for brunch in downtown Long Beach.
Hmmmm, chicken fried steak, gravy, and eggs over potatoes and peppers. I love breakfast at lunchtime when you're riding a bike all day.
Heading out of Long Beach at the harbor. It seemed like a very nice city. I haven't seen a beach all day. Time to ride.
And here come the beaches again-Long Beach, Seal, Sunset, Huntington....
Only 5 miles to go in our day so we have to squeeze in a milk shake from Ruby's Crystal Cove Shake Shock before we stop. Great shake and great views to match.
Back on PC 1 which gets worse for bike riders in towns like Newport and Laguna Beach. Orange County gets the prize for the most aggressive drivers, therefore the worst. We had some close calls with some either stupid or just mean drivers.
Checked into the Laguna Hotel right off the beach and we immediately headed that way.
And I'm starting to see these beers not as the way to end the day, but a way to end the trip. Only a few days left.
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