We left downtown Erie under threatening skies. Willie, Peter, Chris, Al and I rode together at the start of the ride. When it started to sprinkle, we all donned our jackets, only to take them off again a few miles down the road when the precipitation stopped. Our route took us along Lake Erie, but the lake was only visible from the road part of the time. The road paralleled the lake, with woods on the lake side and vineyards on the other. At mile 19, we left Pennsylvania and entered the great state of New York. (BTW, the shoulders on New York's roads are wonderful, wide and smooth.)
New Yorkers have similar tastes as the residents of states further west. Do they have flamingos in New York? How about a fifteen-feet-tall statue for your yard?
We met a couple of cyclists on the side of the road who are from Cleveland, Ohio, riding to Bangor, Maine. When they asked us where we started, they shook our hands.
Big Al and I finished the ride together, racing to beat the rain, which never came.
Trivia - the Erie County Fair, held in Hamburg in August is the second largest county fair in the U.S.
[Betsy - We ride the final eighteen miles from Burlington, MA, to Revere Beach, the morning of Friday, June 26.]
Fried Clams from Kelly's Roast Beef... yum!!! It's on Revere Beach. Check it out.
ReplyDeleteBTW, who is the friendly looking gal with the yellow dress and apron?
Nancy
New York! Can't believe how the time has gone by - the members of the Beach Bike Trek team are happy when they make it to the neighboring YARD, let alone the neighboring state (and the one after that, and the one after that, and the one...).
ReplyDeleteHope the weekend weather is fine.
P.S. Miko graduated from 8th grade this week - I'm taking him (and Jenise) out to dinner this weekend to celebrate.