Yesterday we rode to Crystal Cove in Newport Beach (58 miles round trip), and we stopped there for coffee and a snack. I was on my can-am Spyder and Martin was on his Piaggio scooter. Until yesterday, I had to fly to New Zealand to enjoy this particular coffee drink, called a Flat White and made with espresso and steamed milk. It’s one of the things I always look forward to when visiting relatives in New Zealand, and now I can enjoy it here in California since Starbucks now offers it. Just looking at the photo makes me want to go down to our local Starbucks for another one.

Here’s my can-am safely parked at Crystal Cove Center. Yesterday’s was our second coastal ride of the weekend. On Saturday we’d ridden to Seal Beach for lunch with my mom, and that ride was the longest I’d taken on my can-am, 76 miles. Both were wonderful rides. Saturday, after a delicious grilled cheese sandwich and before we headed home, Mom climbed on the can-am. It was the first time she’d seen it. I was reminded of the early 80’s when Mom had climbed on our horse, Pepper, and ridden around the corral. This time she wasn’t going anywhere though, so a helmet wasn’t needed.