‘I want to wake up in the city that doesn’t sleep’. I hate to shatter any illusions, but when I staggered downstairs, bleary-eyed, at 4.30am this morning, if New York wasn’t asleep then it was doing a bloody good job of pretending. Today’s Distance (miles): 86 Time in saddle: 6h 41 Max/min temp – in […]
(This building is a great example of the perspective ‘vanishing point’) As promised, here’s yesterday’s ride into New York as seen by Relive: Last night before we went out for supper, Jacob showed me the wonderful rooftop terrace they have above their top-floor apartment. Of course I was reminded of ‘that film’ again – in […]
(Please bid farewell to the lovely Shell road map, of 1936. I’ll have to find another one for the next stage…) I awoke to the sight of leafy branches waving in the breeze (I slept with the top down again, loving it), birds chirruping, and thought, NEW YORK! I have a feeling that today’s posting […]
(I hope you’re enjoying the dated colouring of the 1936 Shell roadmap as much as I am! Did you spot the Massachusetts Speed Law? ‘Reasonable and Proper’) It’s a ferry day! Few things make me as happy on these trips. Come with me now and see how it all panned out: Today’s Distance (miles): 40 […]
There was a dad in the pool yesterday afternoon, who was being just great with his young son and older daughter, maybe 3 & 6 years old? He was teaching the son to jump into the water, encouraging him to count down 3-2-1 to pluck up the courage to launch himself in, and telling him […]
Here’s a few totals of the stats for the first two weeks, to give an idea of how much progress has been made. I’m pretty happy, considering I took an extra day off back in Searsport. 2 Provinces and 5 States covered, with 9 more to go: MILES TRAVELLED: 704 TIME IN SADDLE: 76h 00 […]
I had a rough night and start to the day. The rain was noisy, which tends to lead to disturbed sleep however tired you are, and then I saw the forecast when I woke up, and realised I had no idea where I was going to stay tonight or how badly the weather was going […]
WiFi obtained 8.45am at Dunkin Donuts! The blog has been posted yaay! (1936 Road map – see story below ) It’s a great experience to pass through a great city on a bicycle. So many stresses that you associate with a visit like this just disappear – traffic jams, parking, routes, all the car-stress in […]
I’ve made it to Massachusetts! Let’s celebrate with a bit of Bee Gees, shall we? Today’s Distance (miles): 48 Time in saddle: 4h 20 Max/min temp – in sun (°c): 45°/21° Climbing (feet) :690 Calories used: 3,800 Today’s 2nd Breakfast: Sandpipers Cafe, Ocean Blvd, Jenness Beach Cafe time: 3h 44 (The stats always tell a […]
A really tremendous day on the bike today, and a day that ended in a new State, and in a very unexpected way. So many tremendous sights along the way that this can only be a flavour of everything I saw. Today’s Distance (miles): 63 Time in saddle: 5h 23 Max/min temp – in sun […]
