Friday, June 19, 2015

Day 41: Erie, PA to Hamburg, NY or, Who stole summer?

For some reason I thought it was nearing the end of June and it should be getting warm...BUT, we had a cold north wind, overcast and drizzle, and 58 degrees this morning. It became clear that if we were going to make any decent headway that it would be a paceline kind of day. (NE headwind at about 10 maybe, and of course we are going NE!) So we grouped up and made pretty good speed, and we kept saying..only 80 miles today...boy, how your perspective changes. We think anything around 80 or less is a lighter day.
At the first SAG the temp was dropping. Now 56 degrees. Yikes! This is winter! Some of us got our heavier jackets off of the truck at that point. The scenery would have been spectacular with views of Lake Erie and lots of vineyards, but the grey overcast and cold wind put a damper on things.
We stopped at a fun local place called Aunt Millie's. :-) They have a great bakery and I had the biggest almond pastry I have ever had...literally the size of a dinner plate. I put half of it in my pocket for later and gave some to the guys, too. We sang Happy Birthday to Craig who turned 61 today.
We crossed the New York State line today, and before long we were in Hamburg, which is not far from Buffalo. Just as we were getting to the hotel the sun started peeking out, but we expect to have a cool start again tomorrow.
Big news: No KT tape today on either knee...woo hoo!
The Internet at this hotel is terrible...once again picture issues. I will try to post the pictures from today tomorrow.
Thanks again to everyone for your comments. I love to read them!

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