Bicycle Tour: Dune's Edge Campground, Day Two
On Monday, September 11, 2023, I stayed at Dune’s Edge Campground on Cape Cod in Provincetown. (For the first day of this tour, see Dune’s Edge Campground, Day One).
I slept 10:00-3:00, 5:30-7:00. No rain overnight, but water and dew dripped onto the tent all night. There was a little traffic noise starting at about 4:00 AM. I zipped myself into the sleeping bag when I went back to sleep.
I have a good phone signal here. I set up a Wi-Fi hotspot for my Kindle. I purchased the Moon book about Cape Cod and read the section about Provincetown.
It is partly sunny this morning and about 71F, and I’m too warm in my Baltimore Marathon shirt. I put on dry socks. I adjusted the tent stakes, and I attached a guy line to the rain fly at the head of the tent to separate it from the inner tent wall. Rain is predicted for this afternoon and evening.
I figured out how to use my stove, and I very quickly boiled a cup of water for a breakfast of 1/4 cup muesli, 1/2 cup granola, and 3 tablespoons of cocoa mix.
I rode north and discovered the Provinceland bike trails. I rode part of a trail for 4.37 miles and then returned to my campsite to get more food and water for a longer ride.
I rode through Beech Forest, over to Provincetown, along the beach to Race Point Beach, and back to camp, arriving at 12:15 p.m. after riding 15.71 miles.
In the afternoon, I walked over to Shaw’s (about a mile) and bought groceries. There was a bicycle shop across the street, and I asked about bring my bike in to have the derailleurs adjusted. I walked back to camp, ate lunch, and rode my bike to the bike shop, dropping it off at about 3:00 PM. I walked around downtown Provincetown and back to the bike shop. The mechanic was playing with the adjustments, but he said I should avoid cross chaining (3-1 or 1-8 combinations). He said the position of the front derailleur needed to be adjusted because of the smaller crankset. He did not want to charge me, but he accepted $20 for his time.
For the third day of this tour, see Dune’s Edge Campground, Day Three.