Trisha and I spent New Year's together in San Diego, as bridesmaids in our friend Wanda's wedding. On Sunday, after we fulfilled our obligations, we spent the whole day hanging out with bicycle people, including two of our favorite bloggers, Beany of Brown Girl in the Lane and Eva of Eva.lu.
Beany organized a brunch in the North Park neighborhood with a group of her bike friends and Eva came from quite a distance to be there, too. Everyone was so cool and friendly and the restaurant, El Take It Easy, was a yum...
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It all started with our friend Wanda . . .
. . . who summoned me, Dottie and our friend Erin to California to visit her for a long weekend. At the end of January. Who were we to say no?
Because Dottie and I can't seem to travel without taking at least one turn around the city by bike, our sunniest San Diego day was reserved for a cruise down the boardwalk near Belmont Park, and a meetup with our blogger buddy Beany of Brown Girl in the Lane. Though Beany didn't want her picture on the blog, if you look clos...
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We are back from a trip to San Diego for our annual girlfriend reunion. We will have intelligent stuff to say about the city and its bicycling culture later - which includes cruisers and meeting the fantastic Beany of Brown Girl in the Lane. For now we'll leave you with pictures.
I'll put them after the jump to spare loading time...
San Diego Birds
San Diego Plants
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A little over two months after staying at my place in Nashville, Victoria made it to Santa Monica Pier in time for Christmas. Check out her blog to read about the final leg of her journey, and congratulate her on her amazing accomplishment. Way to go, Victoria!
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About a month ago, reader Emma Alvarez Gibson mentioned that our site, in combination with her husband's bike-savvy, was inspiring her to get on a bike again.
Recently, that day came: her husband Roger gave her a gorgeous bike he customized himself for their 10th anniversary. We should all marry such a man. 
Emma kindly shared some pictures of her new ride with us.
Emma rides in the LA suburb of San Pedro, just a mile from the ocean. As a freelance writer, she doesn't have much of a commute, but she does plan ...
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