We rode for a day along the Erie Canal...and found that really cool! Mostly we rode on the towpath, where the horses used to pull the barges. In some areas the canal was dug into the ground and in others the sides of the canal were embankments so that the water level was above the adjacent land, and sometimes the adjacent streets and homes. It sorta reminded us of Holland, but we didn't have any chocolate or beer that day! There were lots of drawbridges and we saw several sailboats with their masts stepped (stowed horizontally) motoring along.
That night we stayed with our second "warm showers" hosts, this time in Rochester. Brian met us on the trail...riding a fat tire bike!!! And escorted us through the city on a labrinth of trails and streets to their home. Brian and Karen are super bikers and super gracious. After enjoying their hospitality and spending the night, Karen escorted us, via a beautiful route, back to our Adven Cycling bike route.
Other New York adventures have included Nancy's front gears stopped working and visiting a bike shop where they were fixed, pronto; flat tire; camping at a private campground mostly inhabited by seasonal campers (snowbirds); another flat tire in a big windstorm so it was hard to find the puncture; staying at a fishing lodge...that had seen better days...to wait out a storm and discovered that Captain Jack's, across the street, had a Customer Appreciation buffet!!! All you can eat...as long as you are an omnivore!!! (Nancy had a nice salad).
Great ride today, 63 miles, two hours of rain in the middle and we are camped on the shore of Lake Ontario at a state park near Port Ontario. Coming up soon: the Adirondacks!!!
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