More of New York

Hi everyone. Greetings from Syracuse, New York! We had another beautiful day for riding. The sky was bright blue, the temperature was perfect and the wind helped us out!! Yeah! Rick ( the mechanic) and I decided to make today a "recovery" day and take it real easy. Our group left 1 hour later today because it was a shorter mileage day and typically the hotels are not ready for us on the weekends until later in the afternoon. We did have some climbing today. Some were long and steady and some short. The next 2 days we have less climbing which will be nice.

The scenery was so beautiful today. We saw rolling hills of fields and tree lines for miles and miles. I love seeing the different shades of green and the different textures of the fields. We rode next to Lake Geneva early in the ride. The temperature was much cooler near the lake. We also rode near the Erie Canal. I have noticed that we are riding through more and more small towns. The buildings look older too. Some are made of stone. I 'm sure history buffs would know a lot about this area.

Time for a much needed NAP!!

Stats:
69 miles
4:28 time
32.7 max ( on a great downhill)
15.4 average
Total miles 3097.5 YEAH!

Another day, another bakery!

Saturday's route from Hamburg to Canandaigua included lots of hills and the all-important bakery near the first SAG! Mom left with a croissant and an oatmeal cookie, but they didn't last long! Her mileage has now surpassed the 3000 mile mark, with a total of 3028.5 miles. Her stats for the day: 94.6 miles, 6 hrs 15 min, 32.5 max, 15.1 avg.

1 week to go!

New photos!

Breezy day at Lake Erie

Made it to New York

Greetings from Hamburg, New York! What a beautiful day we had for riding. The sky is bright blue and the temperature was perfect. The bad news is that the wind was in our face all day. That made it tough. The scenery was just great though. We rode next to Lake Erie for miles and miles. On both sides of the road we saw vineyards. I didn't know there were vineyards in this part of the country. Just after crossing into New York we stopped at a historic light house on L. Daniel Reed Memorial Pier. I took pictures to share later. Guess what? I found another bakery!! I was in a 4 person pace line and I was in the back. I screamed out BAKERY and STOPPING!! The guys started laughing and stopped too. ( Tom E., Terry, Jim Haile ) We went in and shared a huge cinnamon roll. It was excellant. Jim asked how much they would charge to lick the icing off of the baking sheet!!! It was that good. I bought 2 cookies for later. They are now gone and were also very good. Tom took a picture so I will get a copy of that later too. The bakery was called Sweet Perfections.

Stats for today:
80 miles
5:23 time
29.9 max
14.8 average

Rest Day in Erie, Pennsylvania

Today was our last rest day. From here it is onward to Boston. I can hardly believe we are almost there. We just keep chipping away at the mileage each day. Wow!!!

It was a nice day off. I cleaned my bike and did my normal chores. Joanna's dad is here visiting from Japan so he took us in his rental car to 2 BAKERIES and 3 BIKE SHOPS. Yes, I said 2 bakeries. I just have to taste the local treats. John also took us on a car tour of Erie. It was nice not to have to walk. I took a 45 minute nap after our tour. Late this afternoon Tom Erceg and I were interviewed on a local live radio talk show. The studio is just a couple of blocks from the hotel. It was Tom's idea and he invited me to go along. It was really neat. The DJ's asked us all kinds of questions about our tour and how we trained for it. The interview only lasted about 15 minutes. We had a blast.

So tommorrow we are off to New York. Another new adventure for me.

Thanks for all the good wishes!

Ten days to Boston!