DAY TWO, GROTON CT TO BOSTON MA

I had to take a kicking at the start of day two, we left Groton and 5 mins along old Highway 1, we ride through Mystic, the most gorgeous village imaginable, maybe we should have stayed there, cute as. Having said that I suspect the accomm prices might have been a tad dearer than the good old Rodeway Inn.

Old Highway one is sort of like the East Coast equiv of Route 66, so it was good to be off the interstate. The mornings ride from Groton to Newport, Rhode Island was an exceptional ride through classic Connecticut countryside in a very comfortable 27 degrees. Newport RI, is an outta this world cool city of less than 30,000 people. The ride around Ocean Parade and back into town on Bellevue looking at the Mansions was mind. Blowing. Anyone riding between NY and Boston has to head over to Newport to ride that Ocean parade and look at the Realestate. Wow.

Coffee,d up we headed to Hyannis Port, what a numb nuts I am thinking we will ride to Cape Cod on the 3rd of July when half of Boston is going there for the holiday weekend!!!!!!!!! Anyway We got down to Hyannis, had a nice lunch and coffee, the waitress had been to NZ and worked in Tauranga………. visited the JFK museum which was very interesting to read about JFK,s political career from the get go and lots about JFK junior and Jackie of course. Well worth the $13.00 entry fee.

The ride from Hyannis to Boston was uneventful enough, Highway three certainly way nicer than the interstate and we were thankful we were heading into Boston as the traffic heading out and down to Cape Cod made the Auckland motorway in rush hour look like a walk in the park. Headed down to a wee suburb near our accom called Jamaica Plain and had a couple beers in an Irish pub, locals and staff very friendly and you guessed it, our Irish barmaid,s sister lives in NZ. Everyone we speak to loves NZ and wants to visit it…….good to hear we are a popular go to destination of lotsa USA people.

Looking around Boston tommorrow, day off the bike since it’s the 4 th of July. heard plenty of fireworks night of 3 July so 4 July should go off.!!!!