When I looked at the map last night, I saw that I was very close to West Point. Since I had never been to the USMA, I knew I had to take a trip there. The only problem, is that I arrived at eight, and you are not allowed on the post until nine. So I killed an hour, and then spent about an hour riding around the academy. I'm sure I could have spent more time, but I was also pretty sure there was some weather moving in that I wanted to try to get ahead of. Good plan, but it didn't work. I got drenched this morning. In case you didn't know, waterproof gear is only good up to a certain point, and this rain exceeded that point. So I was a bit damp for the rest of the day, but it was much cooler than yesterday which was good. Moving on, I got past Danbury Ct and got on to the secondary roads. These were pleasant riding roads, but except for the interstate, I never saw a road with a speed limit greater than 45. It's really hard to travel at 25 MPH. I found out that I'm not very good at it. I crossed the Connecticut river on a ferry. The structure you see across the river in the upper left is the Gillette Castle. Interestingly, it has nothing to do with the Gillette razors. After most of the day, I entered Rhode Island down in the southwest corner. Since RI is the "Ocean State". I decided I should at least go out to one beach and find out what makes their ocean better. It pretty much looked the same to me. Guess I picked the wrong beach.
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