RIDE REPORT
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, New Hampshire Seacoast ride
Ride Leader: Gene Ho
37 mi, 10:00 am start from Seabrook, NH
Riders (6): Gene, Armen Kasparian, Francine Sparks, Frank Aronson, Gary Williams, and Susan Broome.
Some newish words for a tune familiar to those of us of a certain age:
Needing my thirst slaked.
Getting my face baked.
Legs feeling tired from all of the toil.
Got cramps in my hamstrings.
And itches from bug stings.
Let's get to lunch cause I'm beginning to boil.
Wastin away again on Hampton's cool sands.
Looking for any break from the heat.
Some people claim that global warming's to blame.
All I know is, it feels really hot.
Susan Broome, Frank Aronson, Gary Williams, Armen Kasperian, and Francine Sparks shared the sentiments of the above, if not in those words, and joined me in my quest for seabreeze on a ride from Hampton Beach to Portsmouth.
ne point fog rolled in briefly as we approached the Wentworth hotel and it actually got chilly.
Lunch at Geno's, a restaurant new to most of us, was especially appealing with awning covered outdoor seating next to the Piscataqua river.
Such a seductive setting was a challenge from which to depart but more riding remained.
Comfortable temps notwithstanding, some us, attentive to our post ride rehydration obligations, elected to discharge these at Bernie's Beach Bar, a Hampton Beach landmark.
Tough duty but health needs must be met.
The beach below us, along which we rode for much of the trip, made for a constantly changing panorama.
Can't say that this was hard to take considering the temps back in Boston.
