Alissa: It was a strange feeling yesterday being in civilization the entire day and knowing that this would be the case for the remainder of the trip. Even the ride along PCH in Malibu had unpopulated spots, so yesterday was really the first time the whole trip.
Our ride today took us through all the uber posh beach communities of the OC: Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, etc.
I found the riding conditions to be perhaps the least pleasant of our trip! I would have rather been on the side of PCH. No bike lane, no shoulder, and lots of people in expensive cars in a hurry who did NOT want cyclists sharing *their* road. None of these drivers were giving us friendly honks accompanied by big grins and a thumbs up! (And yes, we got quite a few of these along the way, though mostly when we were north of San Francisco and mostly from hippies in their Volkswagen mini buses.)
We stopped for lunch in Laguna at the Orange Inn, which has been there since 1931!
We didn’t notice until we went inside that they claim to be the “home of the original smoothie”! (Which would have been clear had we read their awning.) Of course Glen tried it, and of course we asked why they think they’re the creators of smoothies. I don’t remember the story (Glen probably does) but it was something about blenders being invented in 1931… Anyway. It was a tasty stop that we’re glad we randomly chose.
