Roger was right

It has been pretty "funny", biking through car/oil(/war?) culture here in Southern CA. Some parts are so mellow, biking along a paved path on the beach, dodging tourists at 12 mph. And other parts are stressful as hell, biking between parked cars and motorists driving 50 mph - and not giving you much room.
We biked through Torrance and Carson and the BP refinery, and Arco Lane and lots, and lots...and lots of motor vehicles yesterday.
Then today we mostly biked in bike lanes and on bike paths; very nice.
Roger warned me that Laguna Beach would be...tight? Tough? Stressful? And hilly (which can make it more dangerous for cyclists; as our speed slows dramatically on the uphills, while the motorists just push their foot into their tank a bit more and Voila! Their 6,000 lb vehicle is rocketing up that hill like physics didn't even apply to it.
So we got to Laguna Beach, and there was ... bumper to bumper traffic. Narrow streets, no bike lanes, nothin'. We waited with the motor vehicles in line for several minutes before deciding to go up the right side. We wiggled, we finagled, we took the lane, we were creative. We rode between parked cars and hoped each passing motorist would be paying attention, sober, and respectful. Most were. But it is still very stressful.
We got to the border of Laguna Beach and Dana Point, and it was like there were angels singing "ah ahhhhhh!!!!" A bike lane, with a white paint stripe giving us a visual and mental separation from the motorists. Bike signs. And calm. Safe.
So you know that there are some hard working advocates for safe walking and biking in Dana Point. You know it has taken years, and struggles and setbacks. But now, it was obvious, there were people biking, people walking, running, having a good, healthy quality of life. Awesome.
So I'm sorry, but I am a little tired and yes, maybe crabby. But after 2 days of stressful, dangerous biking I'd just like to say
Laguna Beach can suck my ass.