Bike Ride to Santa Monica's Farmer's Market

The farmer’s market on Wednesdays in Santa Monica is just a short bike ride down the bike path along the beach. It’s approximately three miles and an easy, flat ride. What I like about the trip is that a number of positive benefits are achieved. First, I exercise every day either riding a bike or running on the beach. I’m going that way, anyway and a short stop to pick up fresh fruits and vegetables is a bonus. To shop, it saves me on gas and parking (around $3.00). Who knows what the value is of the stress free bike ride on the bike path is - compared to a drive. If I drove I would only save about twenty minutes because of normal traffic and the difficulty it is to park around the market. The whole trip including the shopping usually takes me about an hour and a half.