I have always enjoyed riding my bike in the city. The plan was for me to ride seven miles to my amigo, Hiram’s house. Then do some urban riding through the city before breaking off into the suburbs. I would drop out near my house and Hiram would ride the seven miles back to his. The morning was a comfortable sun shining time to ride. Problem is, we didn’t begin till after noon time. No sooner had we begun, the clouds rolled in, blocking the sun’s warming rays. The wind picked up a tad and the temperatures began to fall.

As we neared my house, light hail began to fall. I was home and Hiram decided he was done. He loaded his bike into my car and I drove him the seven miles back to his house. It was a good decision.

I rode today to satisfy my bikejournal.com “bit” challenge. It was cold and I didn’t do much with the camera. A couple of stills is it. Howevah……. #1 son’s Facebook posted a memory of him and his bro at the 2007 baseball championship in Denver.

CLICK HERE for the video

The weather prevented me from riding into New Bedford, MA to map a route for the MLK ride on Monday. I reached out to Civatron at the New Bedford Starchasers and he came through brilliantly. Everything you need to know and more about our route is HERE. p.s. Boomer is a Pilot in the NB Starchaser fleet. He completes his 70th trip around the sun on MLK day January 18, 2021. On the following day, he begins his 71st trip circumnavigating Sol. “I am proud to celebrate my birthday with the great American, Martin Luther King” said Boomer. Come join us on a bike ride. Empanadas provided by Boomer.

Date: January 18, 2021

Location. Buttonwood Park Warming House. 1 Oneida St. New Bedford, MA

Wheels up at 11 AM

LOCATIONS:

1. Monument to Black Service Men & Women (Rockdale & Court, Buttonwood Park)
2. NAACP & Memorial Square (Kempton & Cedar)
3. Carney Academy (Cottage & Kempton)
4. Temple Landing Peace Memorial (Cedar St, Temple Landing)
5. Lewis Temple Monument (Pleasant St, NB Public Library)
6. Frederick Douglass Plaque (William St, NB City Hall)
7. Labor History Mural (Sixth St, NB District Court)
8. Nathan & Polly Johnson House / Frederick Douglass House (7th & Spring)
9. Abolition Park (7th & Spring)
10. Our Lady of Assumption Church (47 S. 6th St)
11. Thomas D. Lopes Park (S. 6th & County)
12. Cape Verdean American Veterans Memorial Square (County & Pleasant)
13. Bisca Tournament Club Mural (161 Acushnet Ave)
14. Create os Futuro Mural (S. Water & Division)
15. Liberty Hall Bell Plaque (Purchase & William)
16. 54th Regiment Volunteer Infantry Plaza & Mural (William St, Custom House Square)
17. Love Mural (Wings Court)
18. Postcards to New Bedford (Purchase & Elm)
19. Sgt. William H. Carney House & Martha Briggs Educational Club (128 Mill St)

Last years ride

Fredrick Douglas and MLK tribute bike ride from John Sullivan on Vimeo.

Set your watches to start the ride on Monday January 18th at 10 AM

I’ll work out the logistics with some research and post it on Thursday or Friday. Check back, where ever you are reading this post. WordPress. My Facebook page. Buzzards Bay Casual Bike Ride or Fairhaven Bikeway Committee, all on Facebook.

Why do this you ask?

Monday is Martin Luther King Day and it’s also the last day of my 70th trip around the sun. Tuesday is the 70th anniversary of my birth. The first day of my 71st year. Wednesday is Inauguration day. Three reasons to celebrate, and what better way than a bike ride. A check of the weather will finalize the day.

WTF? Oh right. I use a floating IP address to different servers around the world. This one is in LA. Lets reset and look again. Monday at 10 AM looks like a decent start time.

Luckily we are not in Poland.

Ta Ta for now. Or if you prefer text ttfn.