Wednesday, 13 November 2019, Desperate Wheelers
Ride Leader: Jack Donohue
35 miles, 10:00 am start from Bedford Depot, Bedford, MA
Riders (2): Jack and Gerry Sheetoo.
We had a spell of what the weather people are wont to call "arctic" weather. Seemed a bit of hyperbole (hyperbolic?) since the temperature was around 20F, but of course they like to throw in the windshield factor (pun intended) which got it down to zero. Pretty cold for November. So I girded my loins from the hand-me-down collection: jersey by Ken, jacket by Eli, arm warmers by Susan (well they used to be socks, but they already had holes in the toes).
The weather was enough to deter everyone but Gerry. I came up with a bailout plan, if needed: when we got to Carlisle center, if we weren't having fun, we'd abort the mission and head straight back to Bedford. Riding into the wind at the start was not fun, but by the time we got to Carlisle we had warmed up and decided to carry on.
Needless to say, arrows were not required and Gerry gets credit for sweep and lone participant. We had to pass by Wisteria Lane at least, which we did. Gerry pointed out that this was almost exactly at the midpoint of the ride. It's unclear whether the road came before or after the TV show.
Report by Jack Donohue.
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