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Today we woke up for the second morning in Chatham. Last night we made a gluten free rhubarb crumble, so this morning we used the remaining flour to make pancakes which we then topped with raspberry preserves and the remaining crumble. YUM!! After doing some final bike maintenance with the help of Dr. Fuller, weContinue reading “Day 12: Chatham to Onset, miles 321- 367”

You’re getting two posts today because I went unconscious last night before I could finish this. Here are my musings from yesterday. It’s hard to find the words to describe the morning. I woke up to the sun peaking over the barrier islands. I was so happy. I got to read in the sunshine onContinue reading “Day 11: Miles 321 (still)”

In reverse order— today’s transportation involved: motor boat, kayak, car, bike, foot, bus (not ferry), bike. We started the day in Cambridge. I woke up in my old apartment. Many times, when I lived there last year, I’d. fall asleep on the recliner in the living room unintentionally, but this time it was on purpose.Continue reading “Day 10- Cambridge to Ptown to Chatham. Miles 283-321”

What a fun and relaxing day today! We slept well on Caroline’s cushy grass in her yard and she treated us to a nice, wholesome breakfast of Cheerios, nature valley bars, bananas and peanut butter. She biked with us to Walden Pond, and the five of us wanted to stop at a cute coffee shopContinue reading “Day 9: Carlisle to Boston, Miles 256 to 283”

Lightly sunburnt, moderately bug bitten and severely chaffed, today’s 24 mile ride with a gain of only 800 ft and a descent of 1000 was the perfect way to recover from our grueling first three days. As MK explained in last nights post, we spent the night on the New Hampshire- Mass border at aContinue reading “Day 8: Pearl Hill to Carlisle, Miles 232 to 256”

One time, I drove up to New Hampshire to climb Cannon Mountain. I was stoked because the trail was unbelievably short for a four thousand footer. Like two miles to the top short. “Sweet, I’ll be done in no time,” I thought. As I climbed Cannon’s nearly vertical face, I learned how short definitely doesn’tContinue reading “Day 7: Miles 196-232”

I’m writing from the comfort of a friendly face in an unfamiliar town. My whole body hurts in a good way. I slept like a baby. We’re full on hearty burrito bowls, spiced just to our liking. The hostess, future doctor, Alaina Johansson, had reached out to request our spice tolerance ahead of time. SheContinue reading “Day 6: Florence to Keene, miles 136-196”

Today couldn’t have been a better first day! It started at 7:30 in the morning with our friends Katie and Anne. They helped us organize our stuff, gave us water, and Anne even risked her life standing in the middle of the road taking pictures of us. We spent a majority of the morning onContinue reading “Day 5: Farmington to Florence, Miles 80-136”

I was late. Sarah was late. The ever threatening rain finally hit us. The day wasn’t shaping up to be smooth sailing like our other day trips. We had planned to make three stops in town, starting from Watrous Park. But, Mother Nature had other plans for us. So, instead of doing our planned tourContinue reading “Day 4: Cromwell, Mile 80 (still)”

Today was our third day of biking. We rode a 30 mile loop starting & ending at the Exchange – near UConn Health. Unlike the previous two days, where we witnessed lightening and rode through rain, today’s overcast was calm and cooling. At 9 am we, and two friends, were waived off on our tripContinue reading “Day 3: Farmington & Avon, Miles 50-80”