My sister is visiting from Iowa, and she and her husband are staying in a motor lodge just a few blocks from the beach in Venice. Every afternoon they go walk along the beach and admire the seaside and novel culture. It is good, actually. Sometimes too crowded. I know I sound like one of those despised cycle jerks when I say the pedestrians on the bike path are a problem. From Santa Monica to Newport, even if the path is clearly marked as bicycles only, it’s clotted with stumbling fools. Some places have a ten mile an hour speed limit. I just take the PCH and admire the seaside from the path. Glad to see some folks enjoy it though.
© 2010 Ele Munjeli

