I finally got around to buying a bike again! Just over two years in the one of the top bicycling cities in the US, and I’ve only now gotten back on two wheels. Shameful.
Sunday being a gorgeous day, we took the bikes down to the waterfront for some easy cruising along the esplanade. We followed the waterfront, and crossed the Hawthorne and Steel Bridges multiple times.
We also biked along the west side to see the Cinco de Mayo festival, then took a break to watch the basketball game in a downtown sports bar. (The Lakers won.) Then back on the bikes and down the east side until we joined the Springwater Corridor trail and followed that for several miles.
Finally, we turned around and decided we had pedaled enough for my first day back on a bike. I got home and used the most excellent Gmaps pedometer mashup tool to trace our path. Thirteen miles. More than I intended, but it all felt good. Okay, aside from my tailbone.