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Cycling Along Massachusetts’ North Shore |
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Program Number: |
13779RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
| Location: |
Ipswich, Massachusetts
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| Price starting at: |
$830.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Bicycling
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Activity Level: |
t (see description) |
| Meals: |
13;
5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 4 Dinners |
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| Meal
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Low Salt; Low Fat; Kosher; Vegetarian |
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Ride through historic towns and over rural roads lined with centuries-old stone walls as a professional cycling guide leads you through one of America’s oldest settlement corridors from the New Hampshire coast to the Bay State’s Cape Ann. Feel the sea breeze as you pedal through pristine natural habitat, with stops to see stately homes, local art and architecture, and gauge what has or has not changed since the days of the schooner. Observe how the waves have shaped the land and enjoy free time to explore the story of man, land and sea, or take a daytrip to Boston.
Highlights
• Engage in a cycling discovery of rich marine habitats, country roads, historic homes, and the rocky coasts.
• Explore the largest concentration of 17th-century houses as you ride through the rich Colonial and maritime history of Ipswich.
• Learn more about the historic architecture, unique history and famous residents that called Salem, and other North Shore towns, home.
Activity Particulars
Rides up to 45 miles; walks of one to two miles; stairs unavoidable; bike/helmet rentals available.
Date Specific Information
9-22-2013
Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.
Coordinated by Road Scholar.
Ipswich
With more 17th-century houses than any town in the nation, historic Ipswich spans 33 miles of rolling landscape in northeastern Massachusetts. Abundant natural beauty accounts for the many nature preserves and wildlife sanctuaries in the area.
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Accommodations
Lovely 19th-century B&B.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Gordon Harris
| | Gordon Harris has been a cycling aficionado since 2000, leading groups throughout Lake Champlain, the Adirondacks, New Hampshire, Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, Quebec’s Eastern Townships and Nova Scotia’s Cabot Trail. In 2005, Gordon moved to Ipswich, Mass., on Massachusetts’ North Shore and focuses his rides through the picturesque seacoast towns of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Gloucester, Essex and Newburyport. He knows all the best stops for fried clams and ice cream. | | | | Bill Sargent
| | Bill is a consultant for the popular science show NOVA and author of a dozen books on science and the environment. He studied plankton at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and was the first director of the National Aquarium in Baltimore. He has taught science writing at Harvard University and marine biology at the Briarwood Field Station in Bourne. Bill’s research on horseshoe crabs in Pleasant Bay was used in the creation of a reserve for this strategic biomedical resource. | | | |
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