Joey and I had some cereal and milk for breakfast and got everything packed up. We still don't have a really long way to go today, but we will be close enough to Huntington Beach after today that it will make it easier to meet up with Amy. Our hosts live very close to an awesome bike path that ran along a river right next to the ocean. Even though it was only around 9:30 when we started riding, it was already pretty warm. We rode for about 8 miles before stopping at a beach that was very close to Manhattan beach. We got changed into our bathing suits and pushed our bikes out onto the beach so we wouldn't have to worry about them. We each snacked on an apple or two for lunch since we had so much cereal this morning. Joey played in the waves, which were pretty big, for quite a long time. After a couple hours, we got back on the road and headed for our host's house in North Long Beach. We had to go pretty far inland, but that wasn't too big of a deal because we had plenty of time to get there. When we found our host, Danny's apartment, he wasn't home, but his girlfriend Kat was. Joe carried our bikes up the stairs to put them inside. They had a great collection of bikes in their living room, and even had a tandem tall bike that they had built! While we waited for Danny to get home, we watched a movie on Netflix on their huge TV. It was like being at the movie theater. Danny and Kat also have a roommate who is from Japan. They told us about how they had just gotten back from going to Japan with him to visit. Joey even got to try some beer from Japan that they had brought back with them. When Danny came home, the 4 of us went out to dinner at one of their favorite places to go, a little Mexican food stand/restaurant. Joe and I each got a "california burrito" which was meat, cheese, sour cream and of all things- french fries! It was SO good and we were really stuffed afterwards. From there, we headed back to the apartment. Kat and Danny had some errands to run and went to do laundry. Joe and I just relaxed and watched another movie. At some point, Danny's son, Chris came home. After our movie was over, they played some video games for a while. At that point I just kept myself busy with a little wire bicycle. We had another great day. Happy Birthday Grandpa!! Our miles totaled 28.74 today.
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