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Manuel Lisandro Knight, Washington

Bike/Ferry Trip

THANKS FOR Andrea Sachs's piece on "Island Hopping by Boat and Bike" [June 26]. We followed her suggestions and had a great trip over Labor Day weekend. I urge you to feature more ideas for bike/train trips, for reasonably priced jaunts in not-too-distant locations.

Barbara Francisco, Silver Spring

MY WIFE and I just completed your recommended trip. Your recommendations were right on target, except for one thing. The drive both ways was well over six hours -- more like seven or seven and a half.

Other than the drive, we really enjoyed our trip. I typically read the Travel section to find interesting itineraries and ideas, and this was ideal for us.

Doug Frank, Ashburn

WE DID it! We loved it! It is a perfect trip with a little bit of everything, and an adventure that we will never forget. We were apprehensive about the biking part, but we pulled it off and were both happy with our accomplishment. I have been telling everyone how wonderful it was and that they should do it.

Lynn Schmit, Silver Spring

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Bike/Ferry Trip

THANKS FOR Andrea Sachs's piece on "Island Hopping by Boat and Bike" [June 26]. We followed her suggestions and had a great trip over Labor Day weekend. I urge you to feature more ideas for bike/train trips, for reasonably priced jaunts in not-too-distant locations.

Barbara Francisco

Silver Spring