One of the Finger Lakes that we passed was Lake Seneca barely visible through the trees.
The Village of Waterloo is the birthplace of the first Memorial Day.
A street view in the Village of Waterloo.
A view of a reconstructed area of the Erie Canal.
A landscape view along today's ride.
A reminder of my home for most of my life, Montezuma, Iowa.
One of the scenic tree-lined roads on today's route.
Achim of Germany celebrated his birthday today with treats for the riders. His birthday was actually on the 20th but we celebrated it today in Syracuse. From left to right, Achim, myself, and Achim's son, Alex.
My sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Roger Hiemstra, of the Syracuse area joined us for Achim's birthday party, route rap, and supper this evening. Janet did Ragbrai 1996 with me while Roger did my farm chores. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this weekend and brought the remaining cake in for the riders - which was greatly appreciated. It was nice to see them again as I had not seen them since a family wedding a year ago.George of England made a wrong turn again today which delayed his finish time somewhat. However, he still finished an hour before I did. George's ideal route would be to make a right turn out of last night's motel, ride 80 miles, and then make another right turn into tonight's motel.
Yesterday, some of the riders did get caught in the thunderstorm and downpour - mostly those who had stopped for a sit-down lunch. Some waited out the storm while others were sagged in.
Tomorrow's ride will be 78 miles to Little Falls, NY.
Thanks for the comments and bye for now,
Bob
3 comments:
Hi Bob,
We sure enjoyed all of the nice pictures on todays Blog. Sounds like George of England likes those right turns. It was nice that you got to see your Sister Janet and Roger. This part of your ride brings memories of all the times we drove between New Hampshire and Iowa during the 15 years we lived in NH. It's a beautiful trip even though we always went via the NY State Thruway.
Have a nice ride on the last few days to the Atlantic ocean.
Jim and Carolyn
pictures are still amazing. not long now guys.
and tell my dad george. to bloody slow down and stop being so competative all the time
kaz xx
Hi Folk`s, you have solved my problem choosing George`s next birthday gift, it`s got to be a satellite navigation system, silly boy, he must be adding lot`s of miles onto this trip...bless him, someone had better make sure that he get`s the correct flight home.
Give him our love, regards to the whole team, good luck and safe riding.
Ray @ Margaret Wilcox. England.
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