Wednesday, 9 May 2018, Not Quite Haverhill
Ride Leader: Tom Allen
34 miles, 10:00 am start from Ipswich River Park, North Reading, MA
Riders (22): Tom, Bob Anderson, Butch Pemstein, Carol Anderson, Celia Donatio, Daniel Krechmer, David Wean, Dmitry Gorenburg, Everett Briggs, Herb Kavet, Ilkka Suvanto, Kevin Donnelly, Nancy Schlecht, Paul Brandon, Richard Vignoni, Rochelle Holman, Ron Beland, Ron Marland, Roy Westerberg, Stuart Kaufman, Veronica Vedensky, and Wing Chow.
The trees were all in bloom, the birds were singing, the sky was bright and blue, the temperature was perfect, and the roads were lovely! It was just like being in a Disney animated feature!
This year's route underwent yet another modification - making it a bona fide loop, without a retrace section on return, and providing a smoother and safer approach to Ryer's Store for lunch.
A flat tire delayed our rendezvous at Ingaldsby Farm, where the photo was taken. The proprietress was kind enough to take the picture and informed us that they have a bike repair kit available for stranded riders. Not sure exactly what it provides, but it seems a nice gesture.
About a dozen of us enjoyed Ryer's sandwiches for lunch in their outdoor seating area. (See above reference to perfect weather.)
As Jack pointed out in his report last week, having so many riders with GPS navigation changes the traditional nature of WW riding somewhat, but not necessarily for the worse. From my point of view it relieves the leader from the burden of having to be always in front. A more and more important consideration as we (by that I mean "I") age.
Thanks to Stuart Kaufman for sweeping and dealing with a couple of road issues.
Report by Tom Allen.
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