We are 3 days out of Boston and have seen parts of MA and CT I've never been to!!! It was tough to depart from Ron & Diane's into the pouring rain, navigating through unfamiliar urban streets but things went relatively smoothly. Maybe most people were inside watching the Pats game. Whatever; we made it to our "warm showers" host before 5. It was just starting to rain, again, as we set up our tent.
Yesterday we rode west across northern CT and it was very hilly...but also very beautiful. We met a bike tourist headed in the opposite direction and exchanged basic logistic info. Interestingly, he was headed from Philadelphia to Maine so we asked him about how he left Philly. (This exchange took place from opposite sides of the road.) He came through Trenton and told us about a 30-mile bike trail. So we are going to try to use this info to ride to Nancy's sister's in Mantua, in Southern NJ. We ended the day at a hotel in Windsor Locks, CT, near Bradley Airport.
Today was supposed to be cloudy but those clouds opened up! Beautiful old towns, stone buildings, tough hills, and some great folks. We passed a woman in a town and soon she passed us in her car and stopped. She asked us if we wanted a dry place to spend the night. We thanked her but explained that we wanted to go 30 more miles before we called it a day.
Tomorrow we will make it to the Hudson River valley but may not cross it for another day. The weather forecast is not so great but it's mostly about attitude.
Nancy and Chris, I'm so glad you made it! I have enjoyed reading about your adventures. Keep the blog going until you get settled!
ReplyDeleteThings In Spokane are good. we love our house, I like my job and am so glad we made the move. It's been a steep learning curve at work as the clientele are a lot older and sicker but the employees like their jobs, the PACT teams work well and we have a great boss. It makes such a difference when someone is encouraging you rather than beating you down! What a concept!
Be safe out there on the roads, and keep blogging!