Biking from Ballard to Red Hook Brewery and Back

A few weeks ago Allen and I decided to make the most of the sunny March weather and bike from Ballard to Red Hook Brewery.  It is about 25 miles each way and took us about two hours to get there and about an hour and forty minutes to get home.  Allen has been commuting to and from work for the past month (6 miles round trip), but it had been over a year since I had been on a bike so we knew we were both in for a challenge.  The trail was pretty flat (which helped a lot!) and the ride was relatively easy...just really long.  We enjoyed a burger and beer at Red Hook while we rested and prepared for the ride home and then rewarded ourselves with some Molly Moon's ice cream on the way home (food is my #1 motivator).  We were exhausted by the time we got home, but both agreed that we will definitely do the ride again!