New England Shore Trek Reaches Boston

A smooth ferry ride brought our New England Shore group to Boston, where they've been having a great time exploring the city.  This morning, they checked out Faneuil Hall and Mike's Pastry, widely acclaimed as one of the best Italian bakeries in the city.  (And in the whole country, for that matter.)

 
In the afternoon, the group worked together to pack up bikes, and then shared a delicious and very fun dinner at a Chinese hot pot restaurant.

They're taking a bus back to NYC today and will all be back home later tonight, telling stories about their adventures!

New England Shore Trek Hits the Beaches in Provincetown

After a climb up Pilgrim Monument -- 252 feet tall! -- to take in sweeping views of Provincetown, its harbor, and the surrounding dunes, our second New England Shore Trek walked along Commercial Street and sampled some delicious malasadas from a Portuguese bakery. 

Then they biked a beautiful bike trail for a fun afternoon at Race Point Beach.  They're getting in plenty of sun and sand -- yesterday, they went to Coast Guard Beach, often listed among America's top 10 beaches.

The group has been camping out at Dune's Edge Campground, and today, they'll catch a morning ferry to Boston and spend the night at the Doubletree Hotel.  Tomorrow, they'll take a bus back to NYC for last goodbyes.  Congratulations, New England Shore Trekkers -- you're almost home!

New England Shore Trek Reaches Massachusetts

The second of this summer's New England Shore Treks has moved into the last major leg of their journey up the coast, leaving Providence to cross into Massachusetts.  Leader Dana helped a couple of the Trekkers with repairs at a bike shop while Andy led the rest of the group onward.  Everyone met up together after a 23-mile ride to Forge Pond Campground, where the kids took the lead on cooking dinner and building a great campfire.

 The group will ride on through Massachusetts for several days, headed toward Boston.

Leaving Block Island for Providence: New England Shore Trek Bikes On

Mechanical problems with the Newport Ferry gave this group an extra day on Block Island, and they used it well!  In the morning, they rented kayaks and paddled around the marina and the island's shoreline.

They enjoyed picnicking in town, then hopped on their bikes and headed to Sachem Pond, a beautiful freshwater pond on the north end of the island.  They relaxed around it, went for a swim, and then came back to town to get dinner from a local take-out restaurant before heading back to their campsite.

This morning, they too the Point Judith ferry and biked into Provincetown, where they're going to get to live it up with two nights in the Omni hotel.  In the morning, they took a tour of the statehouse, learning some interesting things about the building's history and about Rhode Island.

They ate lunch at Roger Williams National monument park and then explored Main Street a bit. In the afternoon, the Trekkers went back to the hotel to get some swimming in before going out for dinner later.

New England Shore Trek Hits the Beach on Block Island

The New England Shore Trekkers have been having a great time on beautiful Block Island. They biked to one of the island's historic lighthouses (which you can see in the background), swam at the nearby beach, got some ice cream in the afternoon, and then biked out to Mohegan Bluff.  They made dinner together, then made a campfire.

Caleb, pictured above with Amy and Caroline, does not want to let go of his ukelele and get down to the business of planning a grocery list.  (He did, and dinner was very tasty.)

Block Island is full of great bike trails and awesome things to see, so we look forward to hearing more about the group's adventures there before they return to the mainland!

New England Shore Trek Visits Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport welcomed our New England Shore Trekkers on a bright, beautiful day.  They toured the living history museum and took a relaxing shuttle boat ride up the Mystic River and back.

In addition to learning about the region's history, they got some insight into its ecology -- here, they're watching jellyfish swim in the water below.

They had a blast swimming at their hotel's pool and then dug into some pizza.  Their next stop is Block Island, where they'll camp out for two nights, ride some beautiful bike paths, and check out the town of New Shoreham.

New England Shore Trek Camps Out at Rocky Neck State Park

The New England Shore Trekkers biked a respectable 34 miles on their second day out to reach Rocky Neck State Park.  Each day, a group of Trekkers is responsible for planning the coming day's meals and buying groceries, and the group for this day was so efficient that everyone got to have an especially relaxed lunch. 

They made good time getting to the campsite, so everyone had plenty of time to get settled, take a dip in the ocean, and get to know each other a little better.

The group has an early start planned for the morning -- they're heading to Mystic, CT, and they want to have plenty of time to explore the living history museum there.

New England Shore Trekkers Head to Madison, CT

Another New England Shore Trek got started today!  They met up in Manhattan, took a train out of the city, and biked to Madison, CT for some beautiful overnight camping in Hammonasset State Park.  Tomorrow, they'll head to Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme.

New England Shore Trek's First Day

The New England Shore Trek started in New York City early this morning.  After a train ride to Guilford, Ct. the group got to know each other, made final bicycle adjustments, talked about bike safety and then hopped on their bikes for their first days ride to Hammonassett State Park.  Later today, they'll take a swim at the park's beach and then cook an amazing first dinner over their camping stoves!