For months Bekah has been wanting to visit Providence to see WaterFire. Since we had no plans for the upcoming weekend, we decided on Wednesday that this weekend would be the perfect opportunity to make Bekah's dream come true. Having no car, we needed to figure out a way to get there. We could take the train, but that is boring. We could rent a car, but that would require gas. We do, however, have bikes and thought we could bike the 50 miles between Boston and Providence, spend the night, and bike back the next day. Trip planned. We set off from our apartment Saturday morning with our pockets and bike bags filled with only the essentials. Three hours later, we safely arrived at our hotel. After a well-needed shower, we changed and set out to explore Providence. We were starving, so our first stop was Andino's, one of the best rated Italian eateries in Federal Hill. Next, we headed to the river to check out the waterfires and secure a good spot to view the festival. Our mission was successful. Our spot was the prefect site to watch the boat processional, lighting of the waterfires, and the occasional gondola passing by. We slept well that night. The next morning we stuffed ourselves with breakfast before heading out on the mostly uphill ride out of Providence. With temperatures in the 90's and a strong headwind, our tired legs had a hard time making the climb. After the climb, however, it was a smooth ride home except for one small bump: Bekah's first ever flat tire. Pictures from the trip are here.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
WaterFire
For months Bekah has been wanting to visit Providence to see WaterFire. Since we had no plans for the upcoming weekend, we decided on Wednesday that this weekend would be the perfect opportunity to make Bekah's dream come true. Having no car, we needed to figure out a way to get there. We could take the train, but that is boring. We could rent a car, but that would require gas. We do, however, have bikes and thought we could bike the 50 miles between Boston and Providence, spend the night, and bike back the next day. Trip planned. We set off from our apartment Saturday morning with our pockets and bike bags filled with only the essentials. Three hours later, we safely arrived at our hotel. After a well-needed shower, we changed and set out to explore Providence. We were starving, so our first stop was Andino's, one of the best rated Italian eateries in Federal Hill. Next, we headed to the river to check out the waterfires and secure a good spot to view the festival. Our mission was successful. Our spot was the prefect site to watch the boat processional, lighting of the waterfires, and the occasional gondola passing by. We slept well that night. The next morning we stuffed ourselves with breakfast before heading out on the mostly uphill ride out of Providence. With temperatures in the 90's and a strong headwind, our tired legs had a hard time making the climb. After the climb, however, it was a smooth ride home except for one small bump: Bekah's first ever flat tire. Pictures from the trip are here.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Biking
We are enjoying the long awaited summer in Boston. This year we are taking advantage of the summer days by seeing the cities around Boston from our two wheels. Today we biked up our second category 4 climb, this time in the Blue Hills. Here is the view from the Blue Hill Observatory summit. Want to see where else we've been riding? Check out our Strava links on the right side of this page.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Long Lake
We enjoyed a beautiful weekend on Long Lake in Maine with friends Dan and Laura. The weekend included sleeping in, biking up a category 4 climb, sailing, chilling by the lake, and of course grilling. Bekah's favorite part of the weekend was lazily floating around on a raft. Mitch's favorite part was spotting one of Maine's mysterious and elusive loons. The weather was perfect, with highs in the 80's - that's smoking hot for Maine! Here are some pictures.
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