Drifting through Westport - September 7, 2022

 RIDE REPORT

Wednesday, 7 September 2022, Drifting through Westport

Ride Leader:  Susan Sabin

33 miles, 10:00 am start from Westport, MA

Riders (16):  Susan, Annemarie Altman, Don Buchholtz, Don Mannes, Elsa Lawrence, Frank Aronson, Gene Ho, Gerry Sheetoo, Joe Tavilla, Marie Keutmann, Melissa Norton, Richard Vignoni, Sue Amstel,  Susan Broome, Tom Lawrence, and first-timer Mark Gabrenya.

What a pleasure to have some old and new wheelers join us.  Welcome back to Melissa Norton and Joe Tavilla, and a big hello to first-time rider Mark Gabrenya.

The ride lived up to its description - very rural, quite flat, few gasoline vehicles (but not as few as I had led riders to expect), plus good pavement and great views.  We picnicked at a very civilized pavilion next to a beach, just on the far side of the bridge outside of South Dartmouth.  Unfortunately, a bunch of busy bees joined us.

This was almost half way, and by majority opinion, the best was yet to come - more views, more farms, glimpses of rivers, bay, and, instead of the mega mansions of metrowest, a good sprinklIng of very modest homes, some of them appearing to be handmade log cabins.  Much of the way we cycled in a very light mist, with the sky darkening in one direction and lightening in another.  But no real rain ever fell.  We pretty much stayed together, with enough gaps for safety.  No incidents.  A happy group returned to Drift Road at mile 33.5.

Thanks to Elsa for sweeping.

Report by Susan Sabin.