Essex to Boston

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Yesterday afternoon I got a ride up to Essex, got dropped off near my old house, and rode back down to Boston. I was meeting some people for drinks and dinner so I wanted to keep a good pace. In spite of a wrong turn that took me down into East Boston and required me to back-track maybe a mile or so, I was able to get back in a bit over two hours. The majority of the ride was great, the roads were actually in pretty good shape. The only glaring exception was after I had back-tracked out of East Boston and headed west through lower Everett back to Rt.99. This is the same road where I got a flat tire a few weeks ago (the one that required me to grab a cab). The roads there are in horrible condition - I was really wishing I had a mountain bike! I will have to find a different way to head north bypassing this road in the future.