We said good bye to Venice on Saturday. Penny and I like it there a lot. We checked out of our hotel, walked to the beach to rent bicycles. Yes, I did say bicycles. There is a beautiful paved path all along the beaches from Venice to Will Rogers Park. The weather was perfect for the ride, about 76 degrees and breezy.
We got our bikes, and off we went. I snapped a few photos of the beach walk, it is a very colorful place and I quite enjoyed the people watching, from the vacationers, the locals, the artist and the homeless. It is quite an interesting place.
We rode our bikes to the Santa Monica Blvd., a completely different crowd hanging out there. Lots of kid, several tourist buses, lots of people. There is a circus like feel to this beach.
Further down the path we came to the Pacific Palisades, again this beach is very different, fewer people, quieter. Here there were people doing yoga on the beach, very few tourist kinds of things available. I suddenly realized, that there were dolphins along the shoreline. Penny and I stopped to watch for a little while as the dolphins continued swim in circles then up and down the shoreline. As dolphins usually are it was mesmerizing to stand and watch them. I only wish I could have been closer.
Lastly we reached the Will Rodgers Park area of the shoreline. This beach is used by a lot of the local residents of Los Angeles. There were volleyball games being played and coolers and grills everywhere.
We turned around to go back to Venice, we road for a little over two hours and it was wonderful. I am glad we took the time out to ride.
Once back we walked back to the hotel to get the car, say good bye to our littel friends and head out.
Lastly we reached the Will Rodgers Park area of the shoreline. This beach is used by a lot of the local residents of Los Angeles. There were volleyball games being played and coolers and grills everywhere.
We turned around to go back to Venice, we road for a little over two hours and it was wonderful. I am glad we took the time out to ride.
Once back we walked back to the hotel to get the car, say good bye to our littel friends and head out.
Funny thing about the heading our, we drove about 40 miles going the wrong way. So it took us a long time to get to San Bernadino, but what the heck, we got to see Hermosa Beach, Rodondo Beach, and lots of other stuff we otherwise wouldn't have. The nice thing about having no agenda, or serious time schedules, we don't mind getting lost, it's part of the adventure!
Headin Home
Hazel M. Walker
Queen of the Road........or not
Headin Home
Hazel M. Walker
Queen of the Road........or not
2 comments:
Alrighty then......now the tickets will come!!!! Miss you guys.
What a fun trip on bicycles! I wish I could have riden along with you but alas.....I had an appointment with the knee surgeon on this day. :(
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