Beach Streets a Rousing Success

Besides getting a righteous sunburn, this past weekend's event was a rousing success.

Long Beach closed Broadway, 4th, and Pine Ave (at least) for multiple miles to auto traffic this past weekend, making the roads available to cyclists and walkers, families and pets and vendors alike, and in different spots they set up free bike valets and tune-up stands. Those were next to places they labeled Kidz Zone, where they had free face painting and even wall climbing activities, among other things.

Camille wanted to climb, but was too small; Cass was big enough, but had no interest in climbing. Kids...

We took the bikes out and rode down Broadway to Bixby Park, a park that stretches the two blocks down from Broadway to Ocean Ave and the bluffs overlooking the sand.

Cass cruising by the grocery store

Cass centered; Corrie, Cam center-left

At Bixby Park we played on the playground for a while, got some food truck tacos, met up with friends, and eventually went exploring the grounds outside of the playground. At one point there was a contraption with what looked like green vines hanging down. Both kids and adults were walking through the vines as if they were on ecstasy or psilocybin. Upon closer inspection, the vines were made of super soft fabric, and walking through the was totally rad. I kept at it for longer than was probably reasonable considering I had no sensory additives.

Coming around the front, you could see that it was a Burning Man-esque Hairy-Face-Truck thing:

It was a grand afternoon. It was also my brother's birthday, so Happy Birthday Dan! Eventually we rode home and started to apply the shea butter to our skin. My skin...and my having-inherited-my-lobstering-ability daughter's skin. (Sorry babygirl!)

They should do this every weekend!