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Ah bicycling, I miss you so. Hopefully, next year I can get a few more places on this list.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Falls Church, Va.Mount Vernon, Va.Reston, Va.Vienna, Va.Washington, D.C.National Harbor, Md.Oxon Hill, Md.Avalon, N.J.North Wildwood, N.J.Sea Isle City, N.J.Stone Harbor, N.J.
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Every year I do a tally of places I have been. The two ways for a location to qualify — I had a meal there (non-fast food) or spent the night there. Sometimes, I make exceptions that rule though, like for apple-picking.
Alexandria, Va.Arlington, Va.Falls Church, Va.Great Falls, Va.McLean, Va.Purcellville, Va.Reston, Va.Vienna, Va.Washington, D.C.Newark, Del.Ellicot City, [...]

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — If you guessed Avalon, you’re wrong.
Why someone would name a hotel after two towns up (via two bridges) is beyond me. Avalon and North Wildwood are very different places.
North Wildwood, NJ, Jersey Shore, The Avalon Motel
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WILDWOOD, N.J. — My wife noticed this sign on the boardwalk. Previously, we had been led to believe that pitza was a food stuff indiginous to Senape’s of Hazleton, Pa. Our friend Tom once had this to say about it:
To clarify, no one “likes” Senapes pitza. We consume it out of fear. Yes, fear. No [...]

WILDWOOD, N.J. — This retro neon Speedee sign on the Wildwood boardwalk may have been there from before it could be considered retro. That almost makes it okay in my mind to get McDonald’s on a boardwalk. When on a boardwalk, support the indigenous grease merchants, mmmkay? You can still stop for McDonald’s on the [...]

WILDWOOD, N.J. — As Jersey Shore towns go, the Wildwoods (shorthand for Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest; Jersey loves identifying similarly named towns with “The” as in Oranges and Amboys) are about pretty much the antithesis of the Seven Mile Island towns of Avalon and Stone Harbor. Whereas those two are quiet towns with [...]

At Shore, housing battle looms – The InkyWildwood, once the armpit of the south Jersey Shore, has gone from a beach town where nobody had tans (because they wouldn’t leave the bars) to a hot real estate market. Naturally the popularity has caused problems for the long-suffering indigenous population and is the focus of the [...]

Early in 2007, I resolved to bicycle at least 300 miles. I choose that number because I believed I could get at least 30 rides of at least 10 miles in over the year, even if I moved out of Pentagon City. Sure enough, I did move out of the very bike friendly Pentagon City [...]

Our week at the Shore came to an end on Satruday. We had a great time and missed it as soon as we left. Some highlights:

bodysurfing — I think Stone Harbor and Avalon might have the best bodysurfing conditions anywhere. Suitable waves could be found regardless of the tides. I caught rides on all but [...]