The Nantucket Connection: BIKE

West to East

8/05/2022 - 8/08/2022 Jennifer Ferry and Drew Harvey connect the dots between Sag Harbor NY, New London CT, Narragansett RI, Nantucket MA, and Provincetown on Cape Cod by BICYCLE. This ride was done over the course of 4 days with over 200 miles biked and the first night spent in a tent in the rain. Initially this ride was meant to follow a route through Montauk Point, Block Island and up, but mother nature had different plans for these riders. Due to severe weather conditions causing the Block Island Ferry to be laid up in Montauk Harbor for the day of the ride’s onset, a last minute change of plans was made to get off of Long Island via the Orient Point ferry to New London. Despite the riders pivot the weather stayed true. The first 2 days of this journey were made in heavy rains, brutal headwinds and miles earned. Fishermans Memorial Park in Point Judith, RI provided a perfect spot for a tent pitch on night one after 67 miles in the saddle. Day 2 was a tough test. Riding the coastal road up to Narragansett, then to Providence in 30 mile an hour headwinds and rain set the team back hours. Lunch became a quick jet boil meal on the side of a city bike lane during which a kind officer of the law asked the riders “what are you doing?” When given the response he said “that doesn’t sound much like a vacation?” I guess our ideas of fun are different than most. With the sun setting, rains coming down and cars buzzing the riders in low visibility, a bus transport was taken 10 miles at the end of the day to New Bedford, where a hot shower and hotel room awaited. The next morning the tables began to turn. A morning ferry to Nantucket reinvigorated the riders and day 3 was spent touring around the beautiful island. On day 4 the sun came out and the ride was completed with a 50 mile bike ride from Harwich, MA to Provincetown, MA following Cape Cod’s south to north bike route.

The Breakdown:

DAY 1: Bike Sag Harbor, NY to Orient Point, NY = 20 miles

Orient Point Ferry to New London, CT (Jennifer C.)

Bike New London, CT to Point Judith, RI = 47 miles

= 67 miles

DAY 2: Bike Point Judith, RI to New Bedford, MA = 77 miles

Ferry to Nantucket, MA

DAY 3: Bike around Nantucket, MA = 25 miles

DAY 4: Ferry to Cape Cod (Harwich, MA)

Bike Harwich, MA to Provincetown, MA = 50 miles