Written by Michael
Tuesday began with an early ferry ride up Lake George to just south of Ticonderoga where we had an uneventful bike ride to our camp ground. There we hung out swimming in Lake Champlain and playing volleyball until dinner time,when we made a fire and had shish kabobs for dinner. Wednesday was a very slow day with many breakdowns and popped tires. One gravel road we went down caused two different tires to pop an uncountable number of times. Later, after the tubes had been patched and replaced and after we had lunch, we were desperate for water, so we pulled into The Old Lantern Inn and Barn where we met the owner, Lisa. She allowed us to fill our water bottles and then graciously offered us use of their pool. This, in combination with earlier delays put us way behind schedule to reach the minor league baseball game we had planed on attending. Realizing this, Lisa called a contact at the local transportation company who sent a school bus to pick us up at the inn and drop us off at the Lake Monsters game, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Vermont has treated us very nicely! It is full of great views and people!
Tuesday began with an early ferry ride up Lake George to just south of Ticonderoga where we had an uneventful bike ride to our camp ground. There we hung out swimming in Lake Champlain and playing volleyball until dinner time,when we made a fire and had shish kabobs for dinner. Wednesday was a very slow day with many breakdowns and popped tires. One gravel road we went down caused two different tires to pop an uncountable number of times. Later, after the tubes had been patched and replaced and after we had lunch, we were desperate for water, so we pulled into The Old Lantern Inn and Barn where we met the owner, Lisa. She allowed us to fill our water bottles and then graciously offered us use of their pool. This, in combination with earlier delays put us way behind schedule to reach the minor league baseball game we had planed on attending. Realizing this, Lisa called a contact at the local transportation company who sent a school bus to pick us up at the inn and drop us off at the Lake Monsters game, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Vermont has treated us very nicely! It is full of great views and people!
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| Go Vermont Lake Monsters! |
And from Kristen:
The group woke up in Burlington and had breakfast on the beach. Then
the group split up for the morning to swim and take care of bike mechanics.
Later we boarded a ferry and crossed Lake Champlain. We are not sure if the
routes are now less hilly or we have become experienced enough not to be phased
by hills. We arrived in Platsburg and went to the city's beach to rent stand up
paddle boards and kayaks. The group had a blast! Afterwards, we had dinner on
the beach and played sand volleyball. Tomorrow we finally head into Canada! It's
just two more long biking days until we arrive in Montreal!
Today the Trekkers will be crossing into Quebec. Au revoir America!
