After about 2 weeks of rainy weather, we finally got some summer weather this weekend. It made me feel obliged to go out somewhere... just so I don't let the sunshine go to waste. Or maybe I felt that I needed to compensate for those lost summer days.
One co-worker suggested that I go to Cape Cod. Immediately, images of beach traffic backed up for miles come up. I then came across the massbike listing of routes, which led me to finding this article through google. Scenic route along the shore? I'm so there. To dodge the heat and traffic, I left at 8am (still much later than original plan of 6:30), parked at the Stage Front Park, and headed north on 127 to circle the Cape. I'm glad I listened to the lady at the visitor center and took S. Main street. Atlantic Road (pictured above) was right along the shore. Great view. The sea breeze (or maybe it's just because I was moving) made the heat bearable. I hit beach traffic (as in I zoomed by maybe 100 cars) as I headed towards Rockport. Once I got further north, the road stopped running along the shore. The rolling terrain definitely worked my legs, and reminded me that miles and miles away, the 4K riders are probably working just as hard (if not harder) that very instant.
Bearsink Neck, looked .... like a very typical New England shoreline tourist stopping point. Small boutiques and ice cream shops all around. Like Bar Harbor. I've always wondered how it works here - lots of tourist attraction in the US are just like this.... the lack of the one distinct landmark/legend/feature always makes me unclear about what exactly is being celebrated at this particular location. Or is the local economy simply sustaining itself based on the fact that they are there and that people do stop to spend money?
I'm tired. And I think while the ride itself was decent, there was way too many potholes for it to be really enjoyable. The article was right, that rotary did give me a hard time. Don't know if I'll go back. I'll give it 3 stars out of 5.
