Got in a sweet 25 miler today, round Coronado "island" and then down the Silver Strand and back. A funny thing -- on the way back up the Strand I was fighting a 13 mph headwind. I kept pushing onward, telling myself I could always stop at one of the bus stops they had every so often, but when I would get there, I'd keep going.

Only AFTER I had turned away from the wind did I realize I was riding on the big ring up front! I thought I was in the middle and I didn't want to go to the small ring (too much pride or something). So I pedaled 9 miles into that headwind with too high a gear!

Here's some pics:

My starting point, and you can see the San Diego skyline across the water...



One of the homes (probably owned by a retired admiral) along the Pacific Coast side of the island:



The bike path down the Silver Strand:



The end of the bike path, down in Imperial Beach, looking back from where I'd come:



Stopping at the 12 mile mark for OJ and PIE!



A hobby that's more expensive than cycling:



And the Coronado Bridge, which I had to drive over to do this ride: