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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Saturday, June 9, 2012 Education Ride 365: Up The Arm, Down The Country! From Vermont on Day 151 I made my way on to West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Using this state as a launch point, on Day 152 I made my way completely up the "arm" of Cap Cod to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Later in the day I returned to West Greenwich, located outside of Providence, Rhode Island.
      I then moved on to Norwich, Connecticut on Day 153, but used Day 154 of my stay to ride back into Rhode Island to explore Jamestown!  The night before I visited this rocky coast with considerable surf, numerous boats were stranded in these waters while the area was pelted with storms. Occupants of one boat had to be plucked out of the raging water by the coast guard before their boat crashed hard against the coastline. I can attest because I saw fragments of it. None larger than a small surfboard. Thus the third oldest lighthouse in America!   Day 155 started my southern descent back towards Dallas so I can prepare for the upcoming TASSP (Texas Association of Secondary School Principals) Conference in Austin, June 13-15. I will be following that with a quick ride out to San Diego for the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Conference, June 24-27. The day included my second rear tire flat of Education Ride 365. It happened just outside of Fishkill, NY. In a blog post on March 8th I wrote about my first one in Arkansas. Like the first, I heard this tire puncture. It was quite loud and occurred just as I crossed a bridge seam that was rough. I stopped, contacted a shop, and added fix-a-flat hoping I could make it the six or so miles to repair. Over a large grated bridge I rode and missed my confusing exit before deciding I needed to make a u-turn in the "official vehicle only" highway median lane. I made it. Just did.  The folks at Maroney's Motorsports in New Windsor NY were great! They charged me fairly and were very kind. Jim, whose grandfather founded the Harley Shop next door now run by his dad, was cool. Even more so because he has his dog there running around like he owns the place!  Plunging south, on Day 156 I visited Charles Town, West Virginia. A tough ride followed on Day 157. It was a long, wet ride between Charles Town, WV and Louden, TN. The night I spent in Loudon will not soon be forgotten. A case of food poisoning put me through the wringer and made the 380 mile journey the next day---Day 158---an exercise in sheer endurance. Excessive dehydration and motorcycling don't mix well! Day 159---June 8---I pulled into Garland, Texas after completing 465 miles from Memphis, TN.  In the first eight days of June I rode the Cycle of Education over 2866 miles out of New England back to DFW. It is time for cycle maintenance, family visits...  ...and a very brief respite from this journey to all parts of America!  Day 151---306.9 miles traveled, 5 hours and 11 minutes of moving time, 59.1 miles per hour average moving time, 2hours and 29 minutes stopped time, 40 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 84 miles per hour. Day 152---325 miles traveled, 10 hours and 10 minutes of moving time, 32 miles per hour average moving time, and a max speed of 86.8 miles per hour. Day 153---61.87 miles traveled, 1 hours and 33 minutes of moving time, 39.8 miles per hour average moving time, 47 minutes stopped time, 26.5 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 73.5 miles per hour. Day 154---127.5 miles traveled, 3 hours and 15 minutes of moving time, 39.2 miles per hour average moving time, and a max speed of 70.5 miles per hour. Day 155---332.8 miles traveled, 6 hours and 39 minutes of moving time, 49.9 miles per hour average moving time, 2 hours and 50 minutes stopped time, and 35 miles per hour overall average. Day 156---191.4 miles traveled, 3 hours and 41 minutes of moving time, 51.8 miles per hour average moving time, 1 hours and 34 minutes stopped time, 36.4 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 79.1 miles per hour. Day 157---491.8 miles traveled, 7 hours and 46 minutes of moving time, 63.3 miles per hour average moving time, 4 hours and 35 minutes stopped time, and 39.8 miles per hour overall average. Day 158---379 miles traveled, 5 hours and 38 minutes of moving time, 67.1 miles per hour average moving time, 3 hours and 4 minutes stopped time, 43.5 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 84.3 miles per hour. Day 159---464.6 miles traveled, 6 hours and 40 minutes of moving time, 69.6 miles per hour average moving time, 48 minutes stopped time, 62 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 87 miles per hour. Posted at 11:51 PM Keywords: Education Ride 365 , EdClick , Cycle Of Education 0 Comments |