I Remember That One

Today's mileage:  170
Loop mileage:  1448
Quest total:  16,845
State total:  43
Present location:  Nashua, New Hampshire

When I walked out of my door this morning it started to sprinkle.  I turned around and walked back into my room.  45 minutes later, the rain stopped and that was it for the day.  Day started off cool and cloudy but ended up being sunny and warm by the afternoon.  I headed up north thru Rhode Island.  Saw a few yard sculptures I thought I would share.  Heading on into Massachusetts, I took a side trip to go to Rice-O-Rami.   This is a big swap meet held every year for old Japanese manufactured bikes.  I spent over two hours looking at things and know I didn't see it all.  There were bikes held together with baling wire with all the left over parts piled in a box, and bikes that had been totally rebuilt that looked brand new.  They were all for sale, it just depended on how much you wanted to spend.  The really fun part for me was seeing all the old bikes I remembered growing up with.  It was "I remember that bike, that's the one I learned to ride on, that one's just like the one I had in high school, that one's just like the one I wrecked".  That's also where I saw the toy jet trike(I don't have any idea what it has to do with a bike show).  There was certainly no way to get it home, but I did think that in a couple of years, my granddaughter would look really cool on it.  When I finally headed out, it was a really nice day, and I ended up having a great ride thru the rest of Massachusetts. I stopped a little earlier than usual today, and didn't cover much ground.  But this isn't a race, and besides, I had to do some laundry.