Our
New York - Montreal Trekkers are having a great time making their way up the Hudson River Valley. They're getting good biking weather and bonding well as a group.
Two nights ago, they lived it up at a hotel in Fishkill, NY, with a pool:
The night in left them refreshed for a 32-mile day. They biked across the Walkway Over the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, a former rail trestle that's been converted into a stunning pedestrian bridge, 212 feet up and 1.28 miles long -- the longest bridge of its type in the world.
From there, they went on to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt House, where they toured the grounds and the first Presidential Library ever founded. They hit a little rain on the way to their campsite for the night -- but it had been a hot day, so even that worked out all right.
Over the next few days, they'll head toward Lake George, into Burlington, VT, and then cross into Quebec!
There's nothing better than waking up to the sound of a blasting air conditioner
rather than the sound of irritating ground owls and obnoxious crickets. The Ramada Inn had great rooms, and comfy beds. We left the Ramada at about 9:15, and
were on our diddly-do-da-way. Unlike previous days, the roads were as smooth as
freshly bought Stop and Shop Nutella. Which we gorged ourselves on during lunch.
Peanut butter, Nutella, corn tortillas: lunch fit for a king, or if you're Julia
the Queen. We made new friends on the Walk Across the Hudson. Next on our list
was the the FDR house. It was a delightfully educational trip that ended up
being a long and scenic nap. Though it was quite enjoyable. Especially for the
girls, who channeled their inner homosapien and climbed a massive tree. We
arrived at our campsite at around 6 and had tacos for dinner, and
ended the day with the finest German innovation in pizza dough technology. Dough
on sticks over a fire, "lecker".
