Maine Seacoast Ride - Thursday July 2, 2015

RIDE REPORT

Thursday July 2, 2015, Maine Seacoast Ride (attendance below)

It was a great day for a  coastal ride in southern Maine.  The temperature was perfect with a steady breeze, shining sun and glistening seas.  Sixteen wheelers started from Joanne’s house in Portsmouth and headed out over the newly renovated Memorial Bridge.  We headed north on rt 103 with a quick stop at Fort McClary, active during WW2.  According to Wikipedia,  the fort is s a former defensive structure on the southern coast of Maine at Kittery Point. Built at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, it was used primarily throughout the 19th century to protect approaches to the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and its U.S. naval shipyard.  We then continued up the north  for another brief stop at Hartely Mason Reserve which is a seaside park with amazing views of the ocean and York Harbor beach.  Hartley W. Mason donated this land to the Town of York specifying that the view be saved for all time.  Then onto Nubble Light http://nubblelight.org/ .  Here’s the wikipedia link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Neddick_Light.  The group then split in 2 with one group going onto Ogunquit, ME, led by Ken Hablow, and the other group heading back to Portmsouth, led by Joanne.  No mechanical issues or anything else for that matter.  I’d like to thank the sweep, Selig Saltzman.  After the ride we met back at Joanne’s for a backyard soiree.  The salad contributions were delicious as were all the other contributions (i.e. cheesecake)….  Thanks to Dale Fergusoh and Rich Taylor who helped figure out the regulator procedure for the grill…. 

By Joanne Samuels

After leaving Nubble Light with the main group eight of us headed north on Shore Road through York Cliffs and Cape Neddick to Ogunquit with a pass through Perkins Cove. The road closer to Ogunquit is a fun ride being windy and rolling. After a stop in Ogunquit to re-fuel we headed back down Shore Road and rejoined the short ride return route which took us inland and through York center. Since there was a south wind the inland route gave us more protection. We kept up a nice pace and all stayed together with no need for human arrows. We got back to Joanne’s house in plenty of time to enjoy the wonderful spread of salads provided by several of the riders and Joanne’s grill.

By Ken Hablow

You are invited to view Russ Keene's photo album: Joanne's WW'lrs July 2, 2015