How Do my friends! These last few days have been fun and full of exploration. I made it to Lake Erie and found that island I mentioned earlier, it was lame. It was a peninsula not a detached piece of land. But I saw some awesome things ( like this restored ship that was actually sailing out to the lake ) and met a few really nice folks. Did you know some of the oldest concord grape vines in the world are in North Western New York? Fields of grape vines trailing off into the lake and setting sun is an amazing sight to see.
I had to make my way through Buffalo, NY to get to Niagra Falls ( pictured above ) and found out though there may be a bike path / lane, it doesn't always get you somewhere. I ended up riding in circles and I was following the signs! So after about 5 miles of wasted energy I got my bearings from the sun and headed east to 'go around' the city. Although this added about 15 miles to my trip it didn't smell as bad and there was less traffic, so I thought it worthwhile.
I'm at about 540 miles so far and still heading north towards Maine. I thought it would be nice to detour and work on some farms and rest up, but it isn't getting any warmer and every stop along the way takes days away. I don't really know how to describe the attraction to New England other than magnetic. So here I go, like a roasted marshmallow to chocolate and graham cracker, it just fits.
hi phil, hope you're enjoying your time. Great Pictures. Love mom and dad
ReplyDeletePhil, you roasted marshmallow, you.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to follow your progress. 550 miles is a long ways, and you havent even been gone that long! Take some more photos and post those babies.
Detail your stops at any farms, if you do!
Here's to the fellowship (barf).
Oh yea, and this is maren.
Hello from the northwest.
Is that ship the famed "diversity" the old old wooden ship?
ReplyDeleteand remember no matter how hungry you are...chew your food!