A good riding day! Michael convinced me to get up when he did, at @ 4:45 a.m. Got away from the hotel by 5:30. It helped that all I had to do was put my roll bag on the bike and hit the road. I had left everything else loaded up. Getting out of Boston was easy that time of day, the air was clear and crisp and the ride was nice. If it had not been overcast, the sunrise over Cape Cod Bay at Plymouth would have been great. As it was it was peaceful watching the sky get light, several fishing boats heading out of the harbour and a few folks out and about.
From there it was on through Buzzard Bay, Newport RI and New London Connecticut to the Ferry across Long Island Sound. I felt like the Marines invading Grenada trying to navigate Long Island. All I had was a tourist map that had no highway numbers. Didn't make the route I intended, but eventually made it to NYC and across the Verrazono Bridge into New Jersey.
Needed to make some time time, so I stayed on the Parkway south until I got to the Belleplain State Forest where i stayed the night. Nicest camping site of the trip. Few people about, tent site was a bed of pine needles, mostly quiet, no traffic and near the facilities. Very restful.
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