It was still pretty early so everything was closed. We stopped at a grocery store and I got some coconut juice and a chocolate muffin (second breakfast is important on bike tour!). We used what I knew about the area to head in an odd direction. It's weird to try and navigate through somewhere on a bike when you've only ever done it in a car. I never really rode my bike south of Ventura when I lived there, but we managed fairly well. Leo and I munched on a chocolate bar that he'd picked up the night before. Having chocolate slowly melt in your mouth while you ride is great.
Finally, we made it though the flat farmlands of Camarillo and past Point Mugu.
As we got into Malibu, I started to struggle with fatigue. I just don't think I was ready for more hills. We stopped off at another grocery store at Point Dume and ate more food.
We continued on until we could actually see Santa Monica and thats when Leo got excited. He was thinking of the thing that he loves to do the most there and that made him sprint. It was all I could do to keep up! He rolled hard right into Santa Monica, onto the bike path, under the pier, and straight to...
All I could think about doing was getting my shirt off and getting some sun! It's a good thing that I remembered my lawn chair.
Well, here we are. The end of the trip. Leo stayed there in Santa Monica and I rode to my friend Anna's apartment to bring the total milage for the trip to 396 miles. My IT Bands felt like they had knives stuck in them and I figured out a few days later that the insert in my shoe was messed up during the entire ride which left me crippled for about a month.
The trip was amazing. I would definitely do it again, and I can't think of anyone else with whom I'd rather do it.
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