During the rideabouts on the Busses, I wanted to include visits to the Santa Ana River Jetty, but skipped them because they were problematic--no rest rooms, no places to eat. Those two things, especially the first, influence where about photogs gather!...anyway, parked Silver in the neighborhood near the Jetty (there are metered lots here, I learned, on the ocean side of PCH), and peddled over to the River, and as far as Talbert Nature Reserve...quietquiet...Osprey nest very empty...faraway Reddish Heron pic, I think--haven't downloaded 50x pics yet...a kinda desultory effort along the River..wanted to get over to the Pier for sunset...turned about, and was a bit late...got a Pier and Moon pic...haven't taken a Moon pic in awhile!...purchased a bike light for the the peddle back in the dark at the beach gear shop...and while snacking on hot dog and lemonade, puzzled out how to attach it ...nice light, and on peddle back, I was one of the few safely lighted...dodged more than a few who weren't on the sidewalk section, and saw a few near collisions...joined the Pier Promenade before return...Mackerel, buckets full at Pier's End...Newport Pier is short...didn't realize before, but can compare now...and the environs beach funky...an attraction for the young, and a nuisance to the residents further down the Peninsula, I gather, from overheared conversations!...I overhear a lot of conversations!--everyone on their cell phones...clear warm light breeze...breeze was a chore riding back into it on the River Trail...a long peddle, and another 'glad to find Silver' in a dark strange neighborhood...oh...the second pic down is PCH bridge...had to crouch down and walk the bike under it to get to the ocean side and beach...now and then, I find myself in the odd nooks and crannies of Town!
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