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Biking along the Pacific

  • April 11, 2004
  • Rated 5 of 5 by sumware from Watchung, New Jersey
Biking along the Pacific

This is a biker’s dream, particularly one who doesn’t do it often and is out of shape. It’s almost flat and the ocean is in view almost all the time. I watched some surfers.

We pedaled (the inn lent us bikes) from Playa del Rey to Manhattan Beach (six or so miles), but I could have gone twice as far south if I didn’t have a plane to catch. There were absolutely no cars to worry about. We passed (or were passed by) a few recumbent bikes, a tricycle, and a couple of tandems. We passed a huge power plant and an RV enclave. I drooled over the beautiful homes, dreaming which one I would buy when I became a multimillionaire.

Practical considerations: There are soda machines and public bathrooms every mile or so. Of course, you pass towns where you can find restaurants.

From journal Vacation right by LAX -- Bike along the Pacific

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Coastal Bike Route

  • August 24, 2000
  • Rated 3 of 5 by scooby from Brooklyn, New York
Before you even go to rent the bikes, visit the peaceful Venice Canals. Sometime back in L.A.'history, Abbott Kinney had a vision of Italy's Venice along the Santa Monica Bay, so built a whole series of canals for no other reason then, hey wouldn't that be cool. My theory is that it was to sell real estate (which was why the Hollywood sign was built). Most of them have been paved over but a few still exist. East of South Venice, cross over Pacific and look right, you can't miss it. Your not supposed to bring bread to feed the ducks. Once you get your bikes, the path leads north, running along the Venice Boardwalk (which is Saint Marc's Place by the beach). The current muscle beach is there but the old one, just south of the pier, is much more fun: rings to swing on, bars and ropes to climb, and high flying swings. The peir (officially entitled Pacific Park) is like a permanent fair with all the same rides, but an awesome video arcade. The promanade is only a few blocks away. Straight off the peir is Colorado which connects to Main Street. Down Main are now nice stores and restaurants. Panini is a good place for Lunch. Check out The Novel Cafe on pier (left off of main) to relax with an iced tea, buy a book, or pretend to work on a screenplay. Turn left, one light past Rose, on Abbot Kinney Blvd. This is the hip frontier, complete with new fancy restuarants, art galleries, boutiques, and hole in the wall snack shops with divine food. Turn right on Venice Blvd. and you'll be back where you started. You should also be able to rent rollerblades, if that's your thing.

From journal Passport to L.Alienation

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