Picked up my sweetie at 6 a.m. this morning at Logan (not on a bicycle: after a double red-eye, that would not have been received as the right welcoming gesture). This left me up and doing at a time on Saturday when I'm usually still down and dreaming. Took advantage of that to be on the road before 9 and ride the
32-mile North Bridge loop. I was struck by how little road traffic there was this morning: was that the day/hour, or the fact that this is a prime vacation week? In any event, it was delightful, more bikes than cars on River Road and Monument Street a bit after 10 a.m. Got the ride done before noon, and missed the brunt of the day's heat.
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