If given a choice between riding in New York City or some country rural roads in the Midwest, I’ll take the city most times.  Country roads have their place, but there is nothing that compares to urban riding.

After last nights Portuguese dinner, I knew I had to put in a good ride aerobic today.  That screamed riding in the city for two or three hours.  I did have to get an early start to be back in time to see Christian Pulisic’s debut for Chelsea in the English Premier League.

The north end of New Bedford, to South Dartmouth, to the peninsula of the city and back into Fairhaven, MA made this route a keeper for future rides.  I felt really got but was forced to alter the planned route to get home in time for the game.

Naturally, I brought along my camera and took, what I think, are some unique photos of city riding.

 

I set out to take some photos of the sailing regatta in the city.  I took my time getting to Fort Taber at the end of the peninsula.  When I arrived, I saw no evidence of the hundreds of boats that were supposed to be competing over the weekend.  I asked the parking attendant and she directed me to the far end of the park behind the old fort.

I did locate my quest but they were all at least a quarter mile away in the middle of the bay.

With all that, I decided to just ride around and see what tickles my fancy. There is one picture with a great photo bomb. Check our the upper left quadrant.

A couple of seagulls in flight was a treat to capture. You have to be pretty lucky to get these fast flying birds up close.

The rest are simply things that got my attention.

Tonight, the New England Revolution are at home trying for a team record of 12 game consecutively without a loss since making a coaching and GM change.  I am hoping for the best, but believe LAFC is just too strong. Winning works wonders for attendance and the crowd tonight should exceed 30K.  For me, winning or losing is not an issue.  I enjoy soccer so much  that it’s the only sport I follow.  In the summer it’s MLS. The rest of the year it’s Europe.  England, Germany, Spain, France are my favorites.