Monday, 8/10 - 64 miles. Part of the route this morning took us through some commercial/industrial areas in Torrance and Carson, CA. Other parts of the route followed a series of interconnected bike trails. Some of them were right on the beach. However, at least one trail followed the LA river which is encased in a deep concrete channel with high levees on either side of the river. The river only had a very small amount of water in it. The bike trail was on top of one of the levees. It was not particularly scenic. Eventually we ran out of bike trails in Newport. The riding from Newport to Laguna beach and eventually to Dana Point left a lot to be desired. The road had two lanes in each direction with cars parked on the side of the road. That left inadequate room for cyclists. The result was a less than relaxing ride especially with the addition of hills in this area. Hopefully, the riding tomorrow and the next day will be better. We met two Italian cyclists today who were riding from Seattle to San Diego. They spoke very good English but we were a little confused when the told us they were going to stop in Redondo Beach to take a bath! Later we realized they meant bathing (swimming). In the hiker/biker campsite we met another couple from Italy. The hiker/biker campsite is quite small and crowded since camping options in southern CA are limited along the coast. Another solo cyclist who is camping in the site is a software developer who just left a job in NYC.
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