I meant to post this sooner but was having too much fun
on the concluding days of my Cape Cod vacation
and that didn't include any more riding!
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I got out of the house kind of late Thursday morning and noticed that it was a lot hotter and humid than the two previous riding days! I made sure I had two bottles of water with me because I new I was going to need the second bottle.
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This route took me out of the center of Falmouth and the beaches area but I added another bike route along the beaches east of me with the hopes of getting some more good bike cam. The one thing I forgot to check is whether my Drift HD170 was fully charged but it was not, so I took my chances.
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I wanted to cross the rail trail where I have been doing it for the previous rides but found that the road that I was on crossed it almost immediately. When I found the route I came to an intersection where I had the right of way but some asshole driving a Verizon truck decided to jump out in front of me and came within a foot of sideswiping me. He didn't have to do that because there was no one behind me. I yelled some four letter explicatives at him and of course gave him the one fingered salute.
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To me, the highlight of this ride was to see the Woods Hole Light House on Nobska Road. Leading up to the light house is very much like a roller coaster, too, and it was fun zooming down hitting all the turns.
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Not a lot of wind, either, this morning which made the air thicker! I found the rail trail to be a bit busier but that was my own fault for leaving on the ride so late. I got the end of the line on the rail trail and finished my first bottle, ate a Guu, and then headed down 151. By the time I hit the Roundabout at Route 28 I was already through my second bottle. Once on Central Ave, the bike route to the beach, I finished my second bottle with only 2 miles to go.
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Got home and showered and then went over to a friend of my wife's house for coffee. I was really sweating and after a few cookies and two cups of coffee I started pounding down the water and I think I should have done that in reverse because I got a cramp in the back of my leg. I was afraid I was going to have a repeat performance of the time I did trail work down in Trumbull and my whole body cramped up afterwards. That was horrible. I probably should have had a gatorade after my ride to replace electrolytes. Live and learn.
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