day three - Santa Monica

I arrived in Santa Monica around 10:30am, and checked in. After getting settled, i quickly found a bike and rode to Venice Beach. This place was pretty interesting with all its shops. There are a lot of “kush doctors”, where you can get approved for a medical weed card, and purchase some that day. Having no interest in it, I moved a long. this did make me think about what Maine will be like when they figure out the medical weed distribution system. Its pretty sad, legal drug dealers and pushers. they might as well be out there selling viagra.
I found the skate park, which was pretty cool to watch. a TON of boarders, a few really good ones. not much grinding going on, mostly surf style snake runs in the pool.
Just a little ways from the park was a pier that i hung out on and watch the surfers…pretty entertaining.
After a falafel pita, I rode back past the Santa Monica pier, to the other end of town. It was pretty nice, very mellow on that side.
Next I’m hoping to go find a pub I read about run by somone who used to live in Boston. It’ll probably be a sports pub, but at least it will be a bit of home. =)