I went on another beautiful bike ride with my dad today. It was a step up from our previous ride. We rode to the quaint, coastal town of Trinidad. It was a foggy Friday morning here on the North Coast, which meant for a cool ride. The sky wasn’t that gorgeous blue that it was last time around, but instead, its typical whitish-grey.
After climbing the hills to Trinidad for its spectacular view of the waves, we were greeted by this:
The thick, perspiring fog was smothering the ocean, and it didn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. No whale watching today. We strapped up our helmets again and off we went…
Tour de Trinidad
- Distance: 33.2 miles
- Time: 2:41:28
- Average Speed: 12.3mph
- Top Speed: 23.5mph
Pre-ride fuel.
- 2/3 c. Nature’s Path Oaty Bites
- 1/3 c. Nature’s Path Agave Plus Granola
- 2/3 c. Humboldt Creamery 0% Milk
- 1/3 c. of our neighbor’s a-mazing blueberries
- 1/2 banana
I’ve been on a cold cereal kick. Must be this incredibly hot summer weather, hah! ; )
Post-ride fuel.
PB & [raspberry] J on organic sprouted wheat flax bread + 1 juicy peach… then there was an apricot and another half of banana. CARBS!
Dinner. I think my Humboldt sushi craving is officially cured.
Mango + cilantro in sushi… who would’ve thought!?
Marathon Training Plan post tomorrow!!
Hope you’ve had a relaxing Friday night : )
Hillary
Question of the Day:
Do you like bike riding? My heart belongs to running, but I have certainly been enjoying giving my body a ‘rest’ with these refreshing rides.
Are you watching the Tour de France? The TV is turned on at the crack of dawn in this household for the month of July just to follow the yellow jersey. My dad owns a bike shop. Enough said.
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Your makin’ me wish I lived in Cali and had me a bikey! Maybe I’ll come visit you some day and you can give me a tour de Hill’s life :)
I like this idea!
I’ve never been a biker, simply because I don’t own a bike! There are also pure hills where I live, so I wouldn’t be going anywhere fast haha.
All the biking I have done has been on a mountain bike. I really want to see what a road bike feels like though. My husband and I really enjoy it as an activity together. I haven’t been watching the Tour de France this year!
Ah, I LOVE bike riding! It is such a nice way to really enjoy the scenery, or even my iPod :)
And is that bread by Alvarado Street? I just did a review of their sprouted flaxseed bread – it was pretty good! I actually had a PB&J on it the other day, it “soaked up” the jelly perfectly! :)
And I’ve been on a total cold cereal thing too. I wake up and I want crunchy and cold, and what better than a big bowl of cereal? My new fav is Peanut Butter Bumpers with fresh strawberries and almond milk. yummmm!
Mango + cilantro brown rice sushi? I want, I covet! I am a mango FIEND, and I love sushi, but it can be hard to find brown rice wrapped varieties!
I have never gotten into biking, partially because it scares me and partially because I’m not very good at it.
It is definitely something I want to work on though!
I want a bike so badly!! Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s going to be happening for me until next summer…
oooh I LOVE bike riding!! And I LOVE the Tour de France. The only problem is that coverage in Australia does not start until 10pm, so there have been many late nights for me lately!!
I do like bike riding, but it always hurts my knee.
Wow! That’s a great ride! I haven’t ridden a bike for a long time! I think I could get into it if I started again!
Those bike signs make me so happy!