I took the Nordavinden up to Lexington Center and back on Mass. Ave. in the late afternoon. At Arlington Center, 5 cyclists peeled off to the Minuteman to 1 continuing up Mass. Ave. (me), so this seemed like a good bet. The outbound leg was a bit of a grind, pedaling into the teeth of a stiff headwind that effectively added a few percent to the grade for the long climb up to Lexington Center. The return was a breeze, with the breeze at my back and gravity on my side. Exchanged no virus particles of which I was aware, no crowds.
While I was putting the bike away, I observed a rollicking group of little kids and their parents playing with abandon. Whatever the wisdom of that, it was cheering to see it.
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