Saturday, 24Jul10, Latham, NY
Blood fact: “Only 37 % of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood and (less than 10 %) do it annually”
Wow! It was another incredible day for riding in NY today … we had a 30% chance of rain and we definitely got that right away … we started out in a cloudy mist … which lead to a heavier mist … and … finally to a nice steady rain … throughout the day.
So another 77 miles in the rain … I personally am getting tired of feeling like a drowned rat!
The Erie canal was awesome with a lot of history behind it and the bike path next to it was very smooth and a lot of fun to ride on.
We had a lot of fun today … in spite of the rain … and we had time to take some pictures to share with you.
Once we checked in … Paul was picked up by Karen and went home. He later returned to pick up Adella and I up and drive us to his house and treat us to a great home cooked meal. (It was a great dinner of cold cucumber garlic soup, pork chops, peanut sauce spaghetti, green beans fresh from his garden, orange juice and for dessert … homemade vanilla ice cream and strawberry & raspberry sorbet)
What an incredible treat! (Thank you to Paul and Karen!) It was nice meeting their family … Emily, Jonathon, and Bernadine while we were there.
After we came back to the hotel … the ABB cyclists were having the “t-shirt swap” and it was fun watching all of the “shenigans” that were happening in order to get their chosen t-shirt … or … one lone jersey! (Now that’s a different story all by itself.)
Now it’s time to go to bed, get some sleep and get up at 5:00 a.m. … and get ready to do it all again … from Latham, NY, to Brattleboro, VT.
Talk to you later.