biked to hermosa beach today. this is of note because i’ve never traveled any farther south than the manhattan beach pier. for a saturday morning, the path wasn’t as crowded as expected, but there were plenty of dogs on leashes creating potential havoc and confusion. hermosa beach around the pier is wide open and quaint (unlike venice) with plenty of outdoor cafes and room to stretch and people watch. there’s even a park close by the pier. i took a moment for myself and noshed on my apple and thought about my next trip down here when i will bike to redondo beach and, hopefully someday, to palos verdes peninsula.

outbound: 10.46 miles from ballona creek path start to hermosa beach pier / approx 45 mins / approx 13 mph avg spd
return: 10.19 miles / 45.11 mins / 13.4 mph avg spd

n.b., i parked the car at a new spot today to save myself 0.5 miles because i knew i was pushing my distance limit. (i’m just not as young as i used to be.) i didn’t like this spot as well, but was grateful for that extra 0.5 mile i saved as i was totally pooped. looks like i’ll need to work up to that redondo beach excursion.