Yesterday, my friend Laura and I went for a 30 milea ride -- basically the Trappe/Chloras Point loop, w/some variations -- and it was great fun showing her the joys of riding on the Eastern Shore. Laura's an avid gardener, and she noticed aspects of the vegetation that I'd missed-- particularly the crepe myrtle and the flowers around one of the ponds. We both chuckled at the large homes around which the builders had removed EVERY TREE IN SIGHT, leaving the house to stand in the hot Eastern 
Shore summer sun.
The morning view from Peace Cliff Road, with the sun at our backs, was spectacular. Laura, who grew up on the west coast of Florida, noted the open water and the threat from storms -- hurricanes or nor'easters. Some, but not all, of the houses were build on higher platforms to survive a flood. Risky.
Trappe Landing was busy--Saturday's not a day off for watermen during crab season. A number of the boats had just retur
ned from the morning run, with bushels of crabs. I had a flat tire as we were leaving--the rear wheel, of course--but it was an easy job changing it.
It was getting quite warm on the ride back to Easton, but a great ride. If you've taken visitors on a tour of your home town, you know that it's a great way to rediscover things about the place where you live. So it was riding with Laura.
Shore summer sun.The morning view from Peace Cliff Road, with the sun at our backs, was spectacular. Laura, who grew up on the west coast of Florida, noted the open water and the threat from storms -- hurricanes or nor'easters. Some, but not all, of the houses were build on higher platforms to survive a flood. Risky.
Trappe Landing was busy--Saturday's not a day off for watermen during crab season. A number of the boats had just retur
ned from the morning run, with bushels of crabs. I had a flat tire as we were leaving--the rear wheel, of course--but it was an easy job changing it.It was getting quite warm on the ride back to Easton, but a great ride. If you've taken visitors on a tour of your home town, you know that it's a great way to rediscover things about the place where you live. So it was riding with Laura.
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