I've driven the 17 mile drive on the Monterey Peninsula four times with various friends and guests. It's pretty amazing from the car. This weekend I took the time to bike it with three friends and, wow, it's a lot different from the saddle of a bike. The sea spray and smells are a lot stronger. And you get a much better feel for the surrounds and the layout of the area between Pacific Grove, Asilomar, and Carmel.
The bike ride itself was pretty easy once we got going in the right direction. When we started out we were going up hill all the way towards the Carmel exit of the 17 mile drive. Once I realized we were going the wrong way it was a blast going downhill towards the beach, getting up to around 35 MPH at some points. Which is pretty fast on a hybrid bike like mine.
I have to say though, even though the ride was pretty easy, in combination with the drive and the traffic I was pretty exhausted by the time I got home. I went to sleep around 8:30 last night and didn't wake up until 6AM. That's like a Megan sleep.
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