Friday, August 04, 2006
Day 47 - Troy New York - August 4th 2006
Weather: 82. Early showers, afternoon sunshineLocation: Troy, NY (from Little Falls, NY)
Miles per day: 83.7
Average miles per hour: 14.21
Elevation climb: nearly flat... last easy day!
Blizzards/Ice Cream to date: 31 (missing my DQs!)
Flat Tires to date: 1
Today was the last of the easy days and we enjoyed it thoroughly. We cruised the Hudson-Mohawk bike trail for about 30 miles - a great flat bike trail along the Mohawk River with spectacular views.Tomorrow we head into Vermont and climb through the Green Mountains.
As usual, the 'Final Four' found an original excuse for being late --- We were stopped dead in our tracks by railroad freight cars! Not just once but twice!
Footnote: Yesterday, we were reminded the hardest lesson: 'Life is just not fair' - on or off the bike..... One of my favourite riders (Kent - the Diesel, so named for his strength and skill of riding) had a nasty fall breaking his collar bone. What makes this terribly tragic is not that Kent made it 46 days and had to drop out but the fact this was Kent's second attempt. Last year, on the first day, he fell and broke his collar bone. Kent was an inspiration to me - always kind and cheery words throughout my long days. We will miss him.
