Next up on the WNBR Summer Tour '22 - Montreal 7/16/22. There are 2 rides. One at 1PM and a night ride at 8PM
Looks like the weather will be nice. Partly sunny low 80's at 1PM and still in the mid-upper 70's by 8PM. If that turns out to be the case I will do both rides. I am in Syracuse now, Have mi bike with me with my trademark WNBR Quebec plate already on it. Room booked and ready to go.
I did the 2 rides in Montreal Saturday. The weather was perfect, a bit warm for the locals, but perfect for me. As usual the response from the spectators was about 99.9% positive, especially when we rode down St. Catherine st in the Gay Village. I think we had even more spectators on the night ride (8:00-9:30) Both ride were a large loop back to Dorchester Square park, then a 10 min break then a small loop.
A big difference between this ride and the 4 others I did this summer was the Police. Major kudos to the Montreal Police. We had about 6 police cars and 10-12 Police officers on bikes, escorting us, and blocking traffic for us. All of the officers were great and cooperative and most of them seemed to enjoy being with us even though they were clothed. There was an incident at the stop before the second loop and at the end of the evening ride. There were a couple of punks that had an issue with us being naked in the park and despite the police explaining to them that it was a legal demonstration they kept harassing us. One of them started walking towards me and an officer stopped him just as he started to lunge towards me. I don't know why he picked me, I had not said anything or acknowledged him in any way. Maybe it was just a clear shot from where he was to where I was. The bottom line is if he attacked me I would have probably beat the shit out of him. The interesting thing is, if he did attack me It was not too smart to do it in front of a dozen Police Officers, and attack one of the more muscular guys there. I may be getting old, but am still pretty fit.
All in all, a great well organized ride. Only about 75 riders, but I am beginning to prefer the smaller rides. Don't get lost in the crowd
Did you drive the entire way to Rehoboth or take the ferry?Ferry would have reduced drive time but increased total travel time.
Another drawback is that you would have to leave your shorts on for about 2 hours.
I took the ferry. I did not even realize that there was a ferry involved. I could not figure out why the navi was showing me as over 2 hours away when I was only 30 miles out. When I pulled up to the ferry gate, the lady asked me if I had a reservation. Of course I did not since up until about 5 minutes before that I did not know. This was at about 8:20. She said she might be able to get me on the 9:30 trip. At that point I had already been driving over 10 hours, but I went ahead and bought a ticket. She then said to pull up in lane 11 and if there was room on the 8:30 trip they would tell me. Luckily there was so it worked out well.
I took the ferry. I did not even realize that there was a ferry involved. I could not figure out why the navi was showing me as over 2 hours away when I was only 30 miles out. When I pulled up to the ferry gate, the lady asked me if I had a reservation. Of course I did not since up until about 5 minutes before that I did not know. This was at about 8:20. She said she might be able to get me on the 9:30 trip. At that point I had already been driving over 10 hours, but I went ahead and bought a ticket. She then said to pull up in lane 11 and if there was room on the 8:30 trip they would tell me. Luckily there was so it worked out well.
I meant to ask you if you were taking the ferry before you left Montreal. If you take the NJ Turnpike into Delaware and then Delaware 1 it is about an hour more drive but still faster than the ferry. Were you driving naked when you were approaching the booth and had to cover quickly?
I have ridden the ferry shirtless. Did you?
I took the ferry. I did not even realize that there was a ferry involved. I could not figure out why the navi was showing me as over 2 hours away when I was only 30 miles out. When I pulled up to the ferry gate, the lady asked me if I had a reservation. Of course I did not since up until about 5 minutes before that I did not know. This was at about 8:20. She said she might be able to get me on the 9:30 trip. At that point I had already been driving over 10 hours, but I went ahead and bought a ticket. She then said to pull up in lane 11 and if there was room on the 8:30 trip they would tell me. Luckily there was so it worked out well.
When traveling from NJ, you are essentially a captive at the Ferry Terminal since it is a long way north to the nearest bridge.
On the DE end, the ferry terminal is only a few miles off the northbound route so unless your destination is extreme South Jersey, there is a viable option.
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