A Pretty Good Day

Somerville, Mass - If I could design the perfect summer day, it would bear a striking resemblance to yesterday:
#1 - Bike ride from North Reading through historic Ipswich and beautiful salt marshes to Crane's Beach.
#2 - Cycling tour around the Crane Estate and a delicious cooling dip in the 62-degree ocean. That's chilly water, but when you've been pedalling for three hours in the 90-degree heat, it feels pretty good.
#3 - Steamers from Woodman's, a New England institution.
#4 - Cycle back to North Reading through rolling hills, horse country and the shady lanes of Harold Palmer State Forest. The sky threatens but does not rain. (Total distance 66 miles.)
#5 - Massive traffic jam on the way back to Somerville (okay, I might strike that part from the perfect summer day - but at least I discovered a new way to get from I-93 to my house; desperation breeds innovation).
#6 - Fenway Franks for dinner and Paul McCartney singing beneath the Citgo Sign.