Bike Commuting Becomes Part of My Daily Routine

Thanks to Orange County Transit Authority making changes to its system for the Spring anyone who lives in Orange County, but works late in LA County, has to make new arraingements for catching the bus home because the last #60, from downtown Long Beach, is 955pm on weekends, and 1010pm, on weekdays.

To get home you have to catch the #60, or the #50, 10 min. after that bus leaves, at 7th & Channel, across from the VA Hospital, east of Pacific Coast Highway.

If you are will to spend the extra money, or have an OCTA Day Pass, there is a Long Beach Transit Bus, the #94, that will take you there, with the last leaving downtown at 1230am every night.

Your other option is to bike to the VA, or bike the whole way home.

I've done both this week. ;-D

Bike Commuting has ALWAYS been a part of my life, so the title of this post is a tad misleading, but in the past I could choose how often I rode my bike to work.

Now, that choice has become a requirement because I am unwilling to spend extra for bus fare when I don't have to do so. ;-D

On Tuesday I rode east on Broadway then 2nd, then north on PCH to 7th, for an 8 mile ride.

On Wednesday I rode east on 4th, to Park Ave., then to 7th, then to the VA for a 6 mile ride.

On Thursday I rode all the way home, a 20 mile ride.

On Friday I rode east on 4th to Park, then took 6th east to Bellflower Blvd. where it meets PCH, near 7th, for a 4 mile ride.

Looking at the Thomas Guide Map, this morning, I learn that I can stay on 4th, passing the Colorado Lagoon, on Appian Way, and the Colorado Marina Park, on Colorado St. all the way to where Bellflower Blvd. begins.

So I think I'll go that way, tonite. ;-D

Having to commute 5 days a week I have several options to keep me entertained as I ride to catch my bus, and if the bus Bike Racks are full (I can catch the #50, too, and bike the last 3 miles home, or connect to another bus in Anaheim.), which is rare, then I can haul ass home the the full distance. ;-D