Bike Ride to the Beach

A couple weeks ago we decided to set out on a Saturday to ride our bikes to the beach. I used to do that occasionally as a kid and it was a grand adventure, and taking our kids was just as fun. 

We had an activity that morning, then Michael and I drove out there and dropped off the minivan before we came back and headed out with the boys in the afternoon. (The nice hung about that was we took beach towels, boogie boards, and sand toys in the van, so we had those things when we got to the beach later). We rode out on the back roads through Rancho Santa Fe, and then took a little detour to the north because I had heard there was a Greek Festival in Cardiff so we stoped there to check that out on our way to the beach. We ended up at Fletcher's Cove in Solana Beach, just in time for Michael & the boys to enjoy a little boogie boarding, and some of the boys to work on some sand castles before watching the beautiful sunset and then heading home. We took a couple of the smaller bikes & a load of wet and sandy boys home to shower, then Michael and I headed back to squeeze the remaining bikes into the van and bring them home. It was a fun day. We rode just over 16 1/2 miles. And it got me thinking about all the other fun places we could ride to. (And about considering getting a bike rack for our car).  :)