La Jolla bound...

[channlluv]

Woohooo!

Yes, LJ is gorgeous. Do you know if you'll be living down by the beach or up by Mt. Soledad/University City?

There's a great club ride that leaves every Saturday morning from UC Cyclery in La Jolla Village Square, I think it is. It's at the outside corner of a mall that has a Ralph's grocery store, Trader Joe's, and an AMC Theater. It's on Nobel Drive just west of I-5. DH rides in it and there are a couple hundred people that go, with four or five divisions of riders, including two racing team development rides.

There are organized pace line workouts and such, too, at Fiesta Island, on Tuesday mornings and evenings, and Wednesday evenings. Also, the San Diego Bike Club Time Trial Series starts up in August, also at Fiesta Island. Usually the second Sunday of each month, I think. DH rides in those, too.

I just ride for fun at Fiesta Island and Lake Miramar. Fiesta Island is smack in the middle of Mission Bay and while I think it's a nice ride, I've heard it described as a treadmill for cyclists. There are occasional joggers, but mostly you have to watch out for cars and RVs. Lake Miramar is really beautiful - a five-mile loop MUP - in Scripps Ranch. Avoid going there in the early evening - it's packed with walkers who do not keep to the right.

San Diego Bike Club is huge and usually well-represented at races, but so are Adams Avenue Bike Club, Swamis, and UCC - they're the ones whose shop is the starting point for that Saturday ride, although San Diego Bike Club organizes it. DH is a member.

Swami's is a bike club associated with the Center for Self-Realization up the coast in Encinitas, founded by an actual Swami from India. There's a beautiful meditation garden and a temple-like structure, and I imagine some sort of Buddhist services go on there, but I'm not that familiar with it. The beach below the Center is a favorite surf spot, and the Saturday morning ride goes right past along Hwy 101, and if you head up that way, it's usually crowded with people out and about shopping and having breakfast at one of the many cafes.

I'd love to get together with you when you get here. I'm actually going to be in Honolulu next week.

Roxy

(and the screen name is Channlluv, like in "Channel Love"