Brattleboro, Vermont to Burlington, Mass. 92 miles and 4530, Burlington to Revere Beach, Mass. 15 miles
My apologies to everyone who has been reading this blog. Back on Thursday of this week, we rode from Brattleboro, Vermont, to Burlington, Mass. It was our last day of long-distance riding before yesterday's 15-mile ride to the beach in Revere, Mass. After Thursday's ride from Brattleboro, we had a final banquet where awards were presented, and riders were told to "settle up" for all the tires, tubes, cables, and other bike items they purchased from the company over the last 7 weeks. The awards ceremony was every bit as cringe-worthy as I expected it would be, and the "settle up" process culminated in Tom, the tour director's son confronting me about talking to his Mommy in a way he didn't like. I guess Mommy can't stand up for herself? In reality, he wanted to provoke me because he knew I had a very low opinion of the way this tour was run. His mommy held him back as he came at me. It was a scene right out of a bad movie. A fitting end to a tr...
