…I could’ve asked for a nicer few days to get away to ATLANTIC CITY, NY. I have worked hard over the past 6 months with rehearsals and 3 back-to-back productions. My body knew that I needed some down time – but my brain needed something to look forward to with a bit of physical activity thrown in the mix.
I guess that’s PART OF THE REASON I chose Atlantic City. The other part was completely sentimental.
Originally – I’d planned to bring my own bike, but that quickly got ‘nixed’ when I realized that I wouldn’t be able to bike the Gettysburg Battlefield this trip. With bikes available to rent by the hour, I couldn’t justify dragging Mountain MAN 300+ miles across the state to ride less than 10 miles of Boardwalk.
There’s an AC Ordinance that allows bikes on the boardwalk from 6:30am to 10am. On Wednesday, July 25th – I got up at 6am, dragged myself into my gear and out the door. It was a short walk to the bike rental place – luckily, there’s two places [run by the same company] that are located on either end of the boardwalk and I was close to the southern rental location at the TROPICANA AC.
All the rental bikes were BEACH CRUISERS and looked to be well maintained. I liked the fact that the rental agent gave me his cell number if there was a problem. There were also stringent rules about where to ride [only on the boardwalk] and I had to sign a helmet waiver – even though I chose to wear my own helmet.
It was a gorgeous morning – clear blue sky with no clouds. Temps in the mid 70’s with little or no humidity. Which was a change from the day before. It was tough riding into the sun, but it was the shortest distance and I figured I’d ride as quickly as I could into the sun, knowing that I had to ride back the same route with the sun at my back, I would be able to take in more of the surroundings.
I’m glad I chose to ride early, there were a few cyclists out – but as time went on, there were quite a few folks riding. Some were sightseeing like me, but there were others who were out for SPEED.
I’d walked a good deal the day before, but was glad that I was able to see a lot more when I was riding. There’s just something so freeing about riding a bike. I guess it reminds me so much of my childhood.
I covered 6.41 MILES OF BOARDWALK in just under an hour. The easiest part to ride was where the boardwalk was near the casinos and tourist attractions because it was the widest. But as I rode South, the boardwalk became narrow and more residential. While I enjoyed it for the peacefulness, there just wasn’t as much navigation room.
All in all, it was a wonderful early morning ride and I’d recommend it to anyone!
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