Roxy and Linda's Bicycle Blog

42nd posting on August 22, 2013 ..... Back to the welcome page and listings for other links

Day 73 - Niagara Falls, ON to Holley, NY - 72 miles ............ 3317 total miles
The challenge of the day was riding on the Lewiston Queenston bridge over the Niagara River to cross back into the US. There is no pedestrian walkway so we had to join the traffic. No problem though because customs was so backed up we were stopped or creeping along for about an hour, patience was required! Happy to be thru customs we cruised away and missed the welcome to NY sign. The highlight of the day was riding on the Erie Canalway for 40 miles. It's a hard packed stone dust surfaced trail along the Erie Canal. There are little towns along the canal with a variety of services. We met Chris who has a little bike shop with ice cream right along the trail, great guy! Tonight we're camping at a boater, hiker, biker campsite next to the canal in Holley.

Day 74 - Holley, NY to Palmyra, NY - 51 miles ............ 3368 total miles
We rode the whole day on the path along the Erie Canal. An amazing feat of engineering from the early 1800's! The towpath we rode on seemed very rural yet we got glimpses of towns, farms, orchards and roads. The ride thru Rochester was all on the path, very pleasant. Stopped for lunch in Pittsford at a restaurant where we saw other bikes. There we met Lori, Jerry and Travis. Lori and Jerry started their ride in WA 65 days ago, Travis just joined them. Their all heading to Maine. It's always great to meet other touring cyclists! As we neared Palmyra dark clouds were moving in. We took cover as the rain started coming down. Though we'd planned to go a bit further, decided it was time to stop for the evening.

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