First, I woke up. I was at Brian's house and he made us espresso in our new little cups that are so cute. Then, we got a backpack packed, and set out for a grand bicycling adventure.
First, we rode down to pch and along the one-way streets through Sunset Beach. There were a lot of people riding on the road, and I have to say that even when we were on the busy sections of the road, the bicycle lane was quite generous! We made our way over to Seal Beach, and toward the water, we rode on the boardwalk for a while. About that time, I started fantasizing about Mexican food and Margaritas. We made our way over the bridge to Naples, and then down into Belmont Shores, the southern-most section of Long Beach.
I really like Belmont Shores, there's always a little bustle, and lots of shops and cafes and restaurants. We found a really cool Mexican spot that looked a hundred years old. The food was mediocre, but the margarita's rocked! We rode home along more boardwalk and raced each other for a while. I think I gave Brian a run for his money...
We arrived home, sore and exhausted, and rested for a bit before deciding to down some joe and get back on the adventure wagon. I really wanted to play miniature golf, but surprisingly, there aren't very many places to do that around here! So we headed to the Fun Zone on Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. The fun zone was funnish, we looked for a place to eat and ducked into a sushi joint. Thanks to our neighbor at the bar, we tried a lot of really crazy things! He kept ordering all of these things I'd never seen before, and he knew the sushi chefs pretty well. So, we tried raw sweet shrimp, tempura fried whole sweet shrimp, head and legs and all, freshwater Japanese crabs, whole, shell included. They brought them out live and then took them in the back and returned a few minutes later with sweet potato sticks in a stack, "like linkin logs", surrounded by these little crabs, now a different hue, and not moving. Our new friend told us they are like potato chips, and he's right.
Then we ordered red snapper and salmon sushi, both of which made our eyes water with delight. I think I can honestly say that this was the best sushi I've ever had. Oh, and the sho chu isn't half bad either! The restaurant is called 365. The address is 205 Main Street.
What a wonderful day!
