Day 60: Littleton, MA

We thought we had about a 65 mile day ahead of us today, so we again decided to split the riding duties.  But at the end of the day we had amassed only 61 miles, and that included me making another unscheduled 4 mile detour.  We haven't yet figured out if that miscalculation was due to poor math on our part or some inaccurate mileage figures on our maps.  

Near Littleton, MA.

So we are in the suburbs of Boston, having ridden through Rhode Island (a total of about 6 miles) on our way here from Connecticut.  New Hampshire is probably less than 20 miles away.  Our route continues to be mainly on scenic backroads with little traffic, though we did have to ride through a few suburb cities during the day.  It was over 60 degrees at 9 am when I started riding, and it was in the lower 80s by the time Alea had finished.  We LOVE seeing 80s again, especially since the humidity isn't too bad!

We've come to the conclusion that street signs here in New England are in short supply for an unknown reason.  Perhaps it is that fabled New England thriftiness?  It is not unusual for us to turn onto a road and never see anything that indicates the name of the road that we are on (we often rely mainly upon mailboxes and business signs to figure out where we are).  Rural cross streets are generally only signed with the name of the intersecting street, and not the main thoroughfare.  That makes navigation sort of like a game of Pin-the-Tail-on-the-Donkey.  Just spin us around and blindfold us, then wait and see if we can actually get where we are going...

We are staying at Boston Minuteman Campground ($47, power and water, free wi-fi).  It is a nicer private park.  If it were busy here, we'd be in full view of neighbors, but luckily there are plenty of empty campsites around us.