Day 3; it was a wicked smaht ride - Coasting the New England Coast - CycleBlaze

September 26, 2021

Day 3; it was a wicked smaht ride

(And had Italian in Boston’s north end)

Since it was Sunday things opened late so, the only place to get breakfast was at bakery Chococoa. Drinking coffee with pastries is how our day began; I had a ginger scone and Kath had a muffin of bran. Today we had plenty of oppurtunites to explore Boston’s suburban communities. From Newbury to Georgetown and then on the bike path through Topsfield, to Danvers and Peabody where the church’s bells pealed. Then Lynn and Saugus we made our way south, rode our bikes through Malden, to cross the locks at the Charles River Mouth. 

Look at Kath cycling on the Clipper bike path
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Unless getting a bug in your mouth is intended, cycling with your mouth wide open is not recommended
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Here we travel on a little bit of gravel
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We hit a roadblock which said, “road closed” but we lifted our bikes over - after all, who knows? Kath said going down the closed road didn’t make any sense and she was right when we hit the end, and the large fence. Since we couldn’t pass we had to head back so that we could get back on track, Jack.

It’s so much better traveling like a bike commuter than being behind the screen of my computer
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There’s no mystery riding though colonial history
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To add to this cycling biographic, we rode into the city on bike lanes mixing it up with the vehicular traffic. Once into the city it was packed with North-Enders; from waiters to tourists to pastry vendors. 

Through Paul Revere park a bend we came around, to see the Leonard P. Zakim bridge in the background
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Sure, those people have comfortable seats, but are they staying overnight at the Bricco Suites?
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After pedaling our bikes for three long days, the best meal we’ve had was this fettuccine bolognase
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We’re quite a sight, both of us leaning to the right
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As the sun transitions into the afterglow, the view from our room shows the skyline and the street below
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One final sentiment I’ll state before I cease to write, and that’s happy cycling to all, and to all a good night.

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Today's ride: 47 miles (76 km)
Total: 141 miles (227 km)

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