Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>Today we met Paul, an 88-year-old from Saint Paul, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a>. Yes, he bikes at home in MN as well as when visiting Monterey. For more examples of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/perennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perennials</span></a> aka <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/elders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elders</span></a> who help change misperceptions about <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aging</span></a>, see <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/perennials-biking-monterey-county.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/perennials-bi</span><span class="invisible">king-monterey-county.html</span></a>.</p><p>Others we paused to chat with on our Jan 31 ride into town: Bo of the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Salinas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salinas</span></a> Valley’s Schoch Family Farm (at Del Monte Center farmer’s market <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-farmers-market-locations.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/monterey-coun</span><span class="invisible">ty-farmers-market-locations.html</span></a>); Isabel Orejel (at First Presbyterian <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Church</span></a>, Monterey <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/rest-stop-tip</span><span class="invisible">-jay-bartow-memorial-garden-monterey.html</span></a>); Mikaela Heimer (at Whole <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dog</span></a> Radiance on Casa Verde, the sister of Dani <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/youth-who-bike-dani.html—yes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/youth-who-bik</span><span class="invisible">e-dani.html—yes</span></a>, both <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sisters</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bike</span></a>); Erios (at Portola <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Hotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hotel</span></a>’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/valet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>valet</span></a> station <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/valet-parking-service-for-cyclists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tour</span><span class="invisible">ists/valet-parking-service-for-cyclists</span></a>); staff of Adventures by the Sea near Custom House Plaza (<a href="https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/bicycle-rentals-guided-tours" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tour</span><span class="invisible">ists/bicycle-rentals-guided-tours</span></a>); Neal, a City of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parking</span></a> Enforcement Officer patrolling Garden Rd (we were both appreciating the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rain</span></a> beginning to fall <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/rainy-weather-tips-for-people-who-bike.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/rainy-weather</span><span class="invisible">-tips-for-people-who-bike.html</span></a>). </p><p>Wanna chat online with people who bike? One way to connect: <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeNite</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bikenite</span></a></span> on Mastodon.</p>