{"id":923,"date":"2021-06-01T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?p=923"},"modified":"2021-08-19T07:23:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T11:23:20","slug":"do-you-believe-in-ferries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?p=923","title":{"rendered":"Do You Believe in Ferries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard tale of mythical entities from ages past that dwell deep in the woods of our fair state. If one hazards the trip to a certain mystical location along the banks of the Tidal River, you&#8217;ll be suddenly whisked away. No one knows for certain the final fate of these poor souls, but rumors persist that they can invariably be found on the opposite shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1162-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1162-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1162-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1162-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1162-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1162-2048x1031.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This ride starts on the Bloomfield green, then meanders through backroads in an all-out effort to avoid Cottage Grove Road. The charm point here is a sidewalk between Ellsworth and Eagleton, bridging the cavernous divide between cul-de-sacs and joining the disparate locations of Bloomfield and Windsor together as one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1080-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1080-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"925\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=925\" class=\"wp-image-925\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1086-2-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1086-2-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"926\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=926\" class=\"wp-image-926\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1087-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1087-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"928\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1087-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=928\" class=\"wp-image-928\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As with all battles to avoid 218, this one ends in abject failure, but at least the crossing is purely lateral and, ignoring a stack of dismembered tree parts that absolutely should not be trespassed upon, we arrive at Windsor Meadows State Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1095-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1095-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"929\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=929\" class=\"wp-image-929\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1097-160x140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1097-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"930\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=930\" class=\"wp-image-930\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1106-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1106-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"931\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1106-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=931\" class=\"wp-image-931\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next we grit our teeth traversing the Bissell Bridge and Route 5 before ignoring the unrelenting quaintness of Glastonbury, slowly closing in on our destination\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1118-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1118-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"932\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1118-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=932\" class=\"wp-image-932\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1127-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1127-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"933\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1127-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=933\" class=\"wp-image-933\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1137-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1137-160x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"934\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1137-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=934\" class=\"wp-image-934\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Goal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1141-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1141-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1141-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1141-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1141-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1141-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1141-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>$2 for bikes, and they take checks!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And with space warping magic\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FerryPano.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FerryPano-1024x156.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FerryPano-1024x156.png 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FerryPano-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FerryPano-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FerryPano-1536x234.png 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FerryPano.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Something unnatural&#8217;s afoot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we&#8217;re in Rocky Hill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-03-06-2021-03-48-32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-03-06-2021-03-48-32-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-03-06-2021-03-48-32-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-03-06-2021-03-48-32-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-03-06-2021-03-48-32-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-03-06-2021-03-48-32-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Frame-03-06-2021-03-48-32.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way home through Wethersfield, I&#8217;m delighted to find the town has been taken over by bicycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1174-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1174-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"939\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=939\" class=\"wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1174-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1174-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1174-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1174-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1174-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1179-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1179-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"940\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=940\" class=\"wp-image-940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1179-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1179-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1179-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1179-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1179-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"941\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?attachment_id=941\" class=\"wp-image-941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1186-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But this one&#8217;s both decorative <em>and<\/em> useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1187-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1187-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1187-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1187-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1187-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1187-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_1187-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Toro, always stylin&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve heard tale of mythical entities from ages past that dwell deep in the woods of our fair state. If one hazards the trip to a certain mystical location along the banks of the Tidal River, you&#8217;ll be suddenly whisked away. No one knows for certain the final fate of these poor souls, but rumors &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/?p=923\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Do You Believe in Ferries?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[21,17,15,14,16,7],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":943,"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/923\/revisions\/943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/htfdcycle.telharmonia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}