Day 2- Ticonderoga, Friends Lake, NY.









Monday morning.


Above is the Swift House Inn, our hotel for Sunday night. As for last night, the whole group had dinner at Two Brothers Tavern and 
Kenz and I took a nice stroll all through Middlebury College campus.  The table shared poutine because we are so near the Canadians. And because of french fries.

This chart for today’s ride must be out of proportion because it looks too steep for such a laid back ride as this.






 At 3 pm. Monday 

Soggy wet day from start to finish, from shoes to helmet, from the leader to sweeper. Due to the rain, this day was one we wouldn’t consider riding on at home but of course we went forth with a smile and rode every single mile. 

So wonderful to get dry and clean in our beautiful room with a view of the lake at Friends Lake Inn. 

The ride was harder too with full on climbing for the first 15 miles. The next few days will be challenging as well. But at least two dry days are forecast so that will be welcomed.


Comments

  1. Greg MillerJuly 18, 2022 at 7:47 PM

    It was a great day to wear a blue rain jacket! Kudos on those hills and wow that poutine looks excellent.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousJuly 19, 2022 at 6:28 AM

    I hope we won’t need that rain jacket again on this trip! ☺️

    ReplyDelete
  3. ilsa jacksonJuly 22, 2022 at 4:02 PM

    I knew that was poutine! Having María in Canada and having tried it there I knew it. Also had it in Holland years ago. Sorry for the rainy condition. You guys are way braver then me.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

No doping, no scandal, but this story is true.

Image
Our biking group, 11 riders in all, included seven doctors. By day three of the ride, one of them said to Mackenzie: "Think we can get your Mom to pee in a cup?" Haha. 😂😜😂 That question made our whole group laugh a lot. Also, I take it as a compliment to my cycling prowess, such as it is, gained from my many careful and hearty miles through heat 😡and cold 😰 and up and down with my Riverside Riders peeps. Thanks, everybody!  By now, I've told two or three people the pee-in-a-cup comment, and they've universally responded by laughing quite a lot, so I just had to add it here for posterity and for when I'm an old lady rereading these posts. Bye, for now. See you again when Fred and I go do the BRAT ride in September. Bike Ride Across Tennessee.   
Read more

"How was the weather?" Getting ready for the number one inquiry.

Image
The weather at our destination, Moab, Utah, will be different from here at home (Atlanta), but not monumentally so. Ride days are forecasted to be a high of 55 or 60, with lows of 25 to 33. The climate is important to the traveler, if this research from the International Journal of Tourism Research is correct.   “How was the weather?” is a frequently asked question when people exchange their holiday experiences. Recent results from the annual German travel analysis , a representative survey among 7500 Germans (FUR,  2019 ), report that the most frequently listed positive memory of the last main holiday trip was neither landscape (70%), nor regional food and beverage (68%), nor the atmosphere (65%). It was good weather (73%). Also, extreme weather remains a part of traveler's memories: a study of Gössling, Abegg, and Steiger ( 2016 ) showed that people still report weather related events that took place while on holiday even after 10 years. The folks with Skinny Tires...
Read more