This is 53

I celebrated another birthday yesterday.  Les asked, "What do you want to do?"  "Let's take our bikes to Santa Monica."  So we did.  This is a ride we have been doing for years, but we hadn't ridden it in about five.  We parked at Santa Monica beach and hopped on the bike path, dodging other cyclists, walkers, runners, roller bladers, strollers, and dogs along the way.

We made it to Redondo Beach at the 19.5 mile mark and stopped for lunch.  At that point we had averaged 11 miles an hour, with no stops.

We made the return averaging 10.8 mph, not a significant drop in speed at all.  39 miles total and we were ready for dinner at Duke's in Malibu.  We had a great view and even saw whales and dolphins.

And no birthday celebration at Duke's is complete until you've had a piece of Hula Pie!

When is your next birthday?   How will you celebrate?