boston montreal boston review post 1: maps

As many of you are probably aware, miss_chance and I have just returned from bicycling from our home in Somerville to Montreal and back. This was a longer trip by days (12, plus 3 in Montreal) and miles (a little over 700) than anything either of us had ever done before, and I've got a lot to talk about, but rather than tell a narrative, I'm going to break my posts up by topic, starting with ( what might be the craziest thing about this trip. )