Day 22 - Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - thrills and spills

Today was the first day we woke up to warm weather. Long sleeves and pants were not a necessity, and the air temperature was warm enough that our tents were not wet with condensation. We packed up camp and set off from McGrath State Park.

Along the way we rode through a Naval missile park, which included a F-14 Tomcat. (insert Z and DJ Top Gun joke here). We entered Los Angeles county and took a break by watching surfers at a beach before entering Malibu. We lunched just past Zuma beach and cycled along the coast. While Z was taking in the sights at 20 mph, his front tire slipped into the ditch sent him tumbling into the street. Fortunately he escaped with minor abrasions and we had a more mellow bike path to continue on.

The bike path took us through Santa Monica and Venice, where the people watching was nothing short of amazing. Hermosa beach had some impressive houses right along the sand for viewing. Redondo Beach was where we turned off and went inland to our hotel for the night after riding 75 miles.

Melissa's friend, Rob, met us at the hotel and took us for our first car ride in three weeks to the Redondo Fisherman's Wharf. We also met up with Melissa's cousin, Michele and her son Jayde, as well as another awesome friend, Jack. It was great seeing good friends and family along the way!