Had a long-time biking friend come out to ride with me. We used to ride home together to Bethesda along the Capital Crescent Trail. He was always a bit stronger of a rider than I was and he still is. Nonetheless, we rode well together at a good pace over a 32 mile loop.
There was really nothing exceptional about the ride except the company. Migratory waterfowl continue to gather on the Blackwater, but slowly. We stopped at Slaughter Creek Marina for a cold drink and it was dark when we pushed off for home.
The battery pack for my headlight will no longer take a charge. I had to follow my friend with his new powerful headlight attached to his new very expensive bike. I was glad to see that he treated himself to something that nice. If it gets used, money spent on quality bike gear is never poorly spent.
We finished the evening in town at the Portside enjoying some "Chicken Chesapeake" sandwiches, grilled chicken breast topped with Crab Imperial, on a deck overlooking Cambridge harbor (map link). We followed that with a pair of beers at a different bar where we talked too long and drank too little. When we were done, it was too late to push off for Assateague Island and pitch camp as we had planned.
I'd intended to ride the "metric" portion of the Sea Gull Century this morning, Saturday, but the logistics got complicated when we didn't get out to the island last night. Rain clouds are closing in also. I've bagged the Sea Gull this year. I had been looking forward to riding with a large group again, but it's not to be. I'll be joining friends on the island later this morning for our annual fall beach camping session.
Below is a picture of boats at Slaughter Creek Marina (map link), mostly sport and pleasure boats, where we enjoyed our drinks. Also below is a shot of sportsmen's lodging out on our loop (map link).
There was really nothing exceptional about the ride except the company. Migratory waterfowl continue to gather on the Blackwater, but slowly. We stopped at Slaughter Creek Marina for a cold drink and it was dark when we pushed off for home.
The battery pack for my headlight will no longer take a charge. I had to follow my friend with his new powerful headlight attached to his new very expensive bike. I was glad to see that he treated himself to something that nice. If it gets used, money spent on quality bike gear is never poorly spent.
We finished the evening in town at the Portside enjoying some "Chicken Chesapeake" sandwiches, grilled chicken breast topped with Crab Imperial, on a deck overlooking Cambridge harbor (map link). We followed that with a pair of beers at a different bar where we talked too long and drank too little. When we were done, it was too late to push off for Assateague Island
I'd intended to ride the "metric" portion of the Sea Gull Century this morning, Saturday, but the logistics got complicated when we didn't get out to the island last night. Rain clouds are closing in also. I've bagged the Sea Gull this year. I had been looking forward to riding with a large group again, but it's not to be. I'll be joining friends on the island later this morning for our annual fall beach camping session.
Below is a picture of boats at Slaughter Creek Marina (map link), mostly sport and pleasure boats, where we enjoyed our drinks. Also below is a shot of sportsmen's lodging out on our loop (map link).
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