Day two of our journey in southeastern Massachusetts was one of many detours and
miles, but we were fortunate to see some great sights.
First we stopped to see historic Lawson Tower in Scituate, however we
couldn't climb to the top as planned, as we learned the tower was only open a
few times a year. So we decided to head to Scituate Harbor and see the Scituate
lighthouse, built in 1810. The low tide made for some surreal scenery as we
walked along a jetty out towards the ocean.
We stopped at a local market, and after grabbing our food for the next day, shared a couple tubs of ice cream outside the store.
Lunch was made very pleasant by the hospitality of a small lemonade
stand run by a young boy, on the corner of a residential neighborhood. We
stopped for lemonade there and made wrap sandwiches on the family's lawn. The day of riding continued with many hills and more detours, and we
took a short break to run through some sprinklers on an athletic field to cool
off. A couple minor bike issues, including a flat tire, didn't slow us down. We
ended up completing an impressive 40-mile ride.
We cooked our dinner of chicken enchiladas, enjoyed
telling ghost stories, and some not-so-ghostly stories, next to the fire.
-- Trip Leaders Annise and Cory
