Just the stats: 78 miles, 17.6 MPH average. Cumulative 3,186 miles. No flats today, eight in total. Sunny with blue sky's again today, 70 to 89 degrees. Rolling hills.
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Another wonderful day of riding in New York. I didn't anticipate that this would be one of the prettiest and nicest areas on the tour. It was a warm (high 80's) day, but clear skies and smooth roads. We rode along the Mohawk River, Erie Canal, and the Barge Canal a number of times.
The picture below is what they call the littlest church.
We are staying in Little Falls (yes, it has falls, and they are VERY little!), it is right on the Erie barge canal in a valley along the Mohawk River making it a very pretty little town. Right here there are a series of active locks that connect it to the Barge Canal.
I arrived in town at 1:00, so I had plenty of time
to clean up and then explore the old downtown, eat lunch with a group of riders and walk along the canal. Our hotel provided a happy hour for us, and free alcohol is always very popular with this group. Instead of happy hour, I enjoyed a nappy hour and a half!!
We have a short day tomorrow (69 miles) so we'll be leaving an hour later than normal, allowing us to sleep in (until 6:30 AM!). Sweet!
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Here is the church. . . here is the steeple . . . open the door and see how many people?
Dear Tom,
From Honduras every day I prayed for you - and it's wonderful to be back home and catching up with you on the blog, reading about your awesome week. Yes, my friend -(grin) pedal, pedal, pedal - and I hope once you're home, you can get that ditty out of your head! Sorry to have saddled you with it! lol I too have been part of an awesome experience, shorter by far than yours, to be sure, but I look forward to trading tales with you about God's glorious creation. We'll spend an afternoon on Deck 5 in deck chairs, feet up on the rail, watching the waves, and compare notes. How's that? I'm looking forward to it too! Only 2 sea days? Not enough time... AirTran called while I was in Honduras and said there's a change in the air arrangements to Ft L - hopefully they've changed it BACK to later in the morning! Y didn't get a call - not sure what that's about!!?? We're not going without you guys. Enjoy these last few days - you are such a great friend, and I can't wait to see you!
New York really is beautiful. The pictures you took look so professional! I'm really enjoying the pictures, I imagine it is twice as good in person.
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