
JOURNAL
A Relaxing Stay with the Furlongs
We had Cape Cod in mind as a first checkpoint for the trip, and Greg's parents generously hosted us for several days. We took turns cooking, played games, and watched movies together. Steve and Eileen…
Our hosts sent us off with full bellies and bags as they wished us well on our next leg of the journey. Today met us with great weather on the Cape Cod Rail Trail after rain the previous day. Another biker rode with us for a small stretch to ask us about our trip and told us he had done the Transamerica Trail (west to east US coast) many years ago. While stopped at the Lecount Hollow Beach, we also met Wes who was excited about us biking and was looking forward to someday doing the Tour Divide, a ride from Canada to Mexico over the Rockies.
In Provincetown, Greg's Uncle Jimmy treated us to a great meal overlooking the Cape Cod Bay before our ferry ride to Boston. Once in the city, we took a detour to REI where Greg got a new bike seat and joined the many other bikers along the roads and trails. One of them was a lady who was doing a shakedown for her tour around Lake Champlain. As the day winded down and we approached our destination, delicious smells wafted our way. We had palak paneer and dal tadka that night and stayed at the Bedford Plaza Hotel.