Bike Rides at the Beach
One of my favorite activities at the beach is to go on bike rides whether solo or as a family. It is always a little difficult as a family as my kids range from 8 years old to 19 which means we do have a younger one in tow who gets tired before everyone else. With that in mind, we still went on several bike rides ranging from 8 miles to 16 miles.
Bike Ride to Topsail State Park
This was a fun ride with the 3 older boys. We decided to go to one end of 30A (the closer end to where we stayed, which meant that the State Park was just about 5 miles away. We came across a corn snake and even though we looked for alligators, we didn’t see any!
Solo Bike Ride to Watercolor
I took a Thanksgiving bike ride on my own to enjoy some morning exercise and beautiful weather. It was 48 degrees so still a little bit cold, but since I was biking on my own, I was able to go faster and warm up fast.
We take an annual picture of the boys here and they now know to expect it at some point on our trip. I got a great one this year with everyone smiling! We usually have at least one unhappy person, so I was excited.
Family Ride to Seagrove and Beyond
This was our longest bike ride and we had hoped to bike to Alys Beach which would have been about 12 miles from where we stayed. However, by the time we left, ate lunch in Seaside and the speed we biked, we had to turn around before reaching our destination. We needed to get back before sunset and put our turkey breast in the oven. We still enjoyed our ride despite some complaints and tears and we were glad for having brought sweatshirts and hats: the wind was biting!
A bientôt!
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10 Comments
Joanne
A fun way to get exercise on vacation! We really enjoyed our time biking through Acadia but that is one of the only times we’ve ever even thought about renting bikes on vacation.
mimifce
We have only done it at the beach, but have done it even before kids so going on 20 some years!
jodie
So do you take your bikes with you or rent them when you’re there?? I love this idea.
XOXO
Jodie
mimifce
We rent them. It is not inexpensive but it is much easier than bringing them along.
Nancy
Fabulous isn’t it! We love to cycle and take our own bikes with us when we go cycling in our own country.
mimifce
We don’t go for bike rides to far from our house because it is a little difficult with 3 adult size ones and 2 kids ones, but we used to love to take them to a bike trail about 30 min from here.
Jennifer
Sounds fun! I loved riding bikes around Amelia Island.
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mimifce
Yes! It is always a fun experience!
Heather
How fun to bike in such beautiful places with your family and solo!
mimifce
It’s always one of my favorite activities!