Today Jennifer and I were adventurous.
Yesterday, she wanted to go for a ride, but events conspired against us, and we weren’t able to get away from home until after dark. Not a big deal, and it forced us to dress up for dinner.
We went to Miyozen at the corner of 40th and San Pablo. It had received pretty good reviews on Yelp, but we got lucky. You see they have a conveyor sushi bar. And they have a happy hour where every plate is $2. We had so much fun pulling things off the belt, and trying them. And with the little bits (2 or 3 pieces per plate) we filled up on the cheap.
So today after her midday commitment, we were all set for a bike ride. First we hit the library to return a book, then to Trader Joe’s in Emeryville for her to make a request and return some bad bread. And then on to the ride, and the target was Lake Merritt.
So we took the flyover by IKEA, went between Home Depot and Michael’s, and entered the dark depths of Oakland. So take Hollis, bend onto 32nd, then Adeline to Grand Avenue, and you’re at the lake.
Jennifer commented that at least she had worn the right hat, and my first thought (as her bike helmet is red) was “Why, are we in Bloods territory?” But then I saw the Raiders baseball cap under her helmet.
Lake Merritt was very pretty with the sun and clouds, and only slightly marred by the herds of Canada geese. Not flocks, they were walking. And then to reward ourselves for what would end up being 13 miles round-trip, we had lunch at True Burger.
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