and Le Tour begins...

A lot of people have been asking me for these pictures so here they are! My apologies for posting so late! Things have been pretty busy for me but I'm going to try to post everything this week so stay tuned!

Anyway, the ride from Boston to Auburn was probably my least favorite part of the tour. The excitement was definitely there but it was scary as hell riding a bike on MA-9. There were just too many cars and the shoulder wasn't exactly ideal. We did try to find another route but we decided to just stick it out. The cars eventually dwindled down but then the hills got longer and longer. I can still remember climbing that last ridiculous hill towards Worcester. We eventually got to Auburn around 4, and we were asleep by 5. What a day.

Stats
Distance - 44.51 miles
Avg. Speed - 12.1 mph
Max Speed - 34.5
Time - 3:39"26

The Fairmont Copley Plaza

here we go...

The Boston Public Library

Trinity Church

REI!!!

on the deadly MA-9

the start of the dreaded hills

refueling

milkyway #1 (somewhere in MA)

more hills

almost there

i love shrewsbury (they also have a fantasia st.)

the beautiful Worcester train station

Korean war memorial

Auburn, MA!
(where the first liquid-fueled rocket was launched!)

home for the night...

@ La Quinta Inn!

dinner at TJ's!

a cheeseburger and a summer ale for jon

linguini carbonara and the house amber ale for me

parked