Saturday, a day of pedaling and waiting

Saturday, August 24: New City, NY to Staten Island, New York, NY. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions.
Total distance: 56.6 mi/91.9 km
Elevation: + 1817 / - 1967 ft
Overnight location: Mt. Loretta Church

Total Distance for Week 9 = 401 mi/645.3 km

Today we biked... 

We biked up hills and down, 

Through towns and into the big apple.

So many cyclists were on the road going the other way today - must be "get out of New York" day and see the countryside

Talked with many who were curious and handed out the last of the cards we had on us. 

Ryan is pictured above ... He took may a pictures in many a places with his bike over his head, here we are just before heading out this morning.

Going to go over George Washington bridge!! Quite the experience! It was shaky / wobbly if you stopped and stood! 

It's a double layer multi-lane bridge and wire high up I might add!! Quite high! 

I liked this sign :)

Biking trough the city and on the bike path, past Central Park and ground zero. 

Quite spectacular and amazing riding through .

Took the Staten Island passenger ferry over ... And got a view of lady liberty :) 

We were police escorted from the ferry to project hospitality's grounds, where we were corralled and told more instructions on how to follow to the tire dipping ceremony.

If your are interested check out " project hospitality" and all the amazing work they do! It is quite impressive and an awesome organization!

Here we go... Dip a tire !!

Shiprock to Staten Island, one day at a time......

Through heat, rain, hail, thunder, lightening, wind, warmth, cold, tired, grumpy, sleep deprived, potholes, traintracks, mosquitoes, snoring, clanking of ten poles, other people's alarms, 3 flat tires, 1 tip off my bike, and just keep pedalling running through my head " because you can" and now I'm on my way home revelling in how fast it went by and how fast cars go!

Take care all and many thanks for your prayers and support! We touched many people with what we did and will continue touching people's lives with money being allocated for certain endeavours! Thanks and God bless! 

Last Friday!!!

Day 5
Friday, August 23: Hyde Park, NY to New City, NY. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions.
Total distance: 58 mi/93.3 km

Elevation: + 2736 / - 2792 ft

Overnight location: Congers Lake Memorial Park

What!! More climbing in less k???

No matter what we cycle! 

Rain, shine, hills, hail, 

Here we go, last Friday...

We crossed an amazing bridge today! The walkway on the Hudson! Go! See it :)

This is the last SAG at Bernice's ... Needed a photo :)

Here is Marc - the cycling stallion 

And Rachel -- loving her new tattoos  

Carrie -- a very special "mamma Kooy" sag stop !!!

Here is a special group of peeps, toasting with ice cream cones to the end of a wonderful tour ! 

Tonight we pitched our tent with waterfront property ! 

Jess and I enjoying a hydration beverage :) 

Having chocolate milk with Katie and Malori - while in line for supper, which usually lasts 1/2 an hour ...

Lucas Eising, on his first bite of dinner ate a wasp which stung him :( blech 

Here's one in the top of a water bottle.... Guess its wasp season!! 

The rest of us eating din din

Peloton tonight started with music followed by the route, maps, flats, falls, and special information.

I hope to post something about Saturday but it will probably be up come Monday.

Jeremy is coming to pick me up tomorrow and we will head home after dinner :) wohooooooo Jeremy!!!

Week 9- day 4....

Many cornfields were passed, but this one is significant, cause this is where the series of unfortunate events happened.

Shannon's chain fell off... We stopped , Jessica tipped and fell... Ramming her bike into mine which caused my bike to tip and fall between my legs causing a mega bruise :) followed by main chain falling off and then a flat by Jessica - all within a half a kilometre!!

Day 4
Thursday, August 22: Albany, NY to Hyde Park, NY. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions. 
Total distance: 68.2 mi/109.7 km
Elevation: + 2646 / - 2524 ft
Overnight location: Hacket Hill Park

Going through a small town this day, we then stopped in at the most amazing small deli and had some BLT's. 

We also had some climbing - a few more steep than I wanted ...  Oh goodness, a bit done with climbing I think I am :)

We stayed the night at Hyde park, nice night, although we did have rain.

The temp was pretty hot!!! 39 :( 

Day 3 --- last Wednesday :(

Day 3
Wednesday, August 21: Whitehall, NY to Albany, NY. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions.
Total distance: 72.3 mi/116.4 km
Elevation: + 1864 / - 1979 ft
Overnight location: YMCA

This morning, when pumping up my tires I noticed my dinosaur grinning :) 

Road construction today.... 

A bridge...

Some cool bike racks...

And a crazy ramp to get over the Hudson River .

Good night Wednesday 

Week 9 - day 2 - hills

Day 2
Tuesday, August 20: Ausable Chasm, NY to Whitehall, NY. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions. 
Total distance: 81.6 mi/131.3 km
Elevation: + 6661 / - 6930 ft
Overnight location: Whitehall Marina

Long hard arduous hilly!!!

But great! I am unsure if the up hills ever make the downhills worth it !? 

Max speed 70.2 :)

Riding along Champlain lake is beautiful, but have to pay attention to the road!

This hill is 13% grade- very tough to get up and long!

We slept at Whitehall marina .... Swamp!!!

So many Mosquitos! And we all were so tired most of camp was all in bed by 9:45

Week 9 day 1- back to the U S of A

Week 9

Day 1
Monday, August 19: Saint Philippe, QC to Ausable Chasm, NY. Click to view route map and turn by turn directions.
Total distance: 62.9 mi/101.2km
Elevation: + 1334 / - 1065 ft
Overnight location: Ausable Chasm Camp Group

Monday Monday .... Comes so quick!

We had an awesome time in Montreal !! Saturday night we had a euchre tourney (we were 20 km from anything....) and Sunday we were bussed into a church in Montreal and then were allowed to grab a bus back at 1,3 or 5. 

Good times downtown Montreal, lots of walking!!!!

Mondays ride was great, minus a few k, we had gravel roads 2 times for 2 k and 5 k... Rough!! 

Crossed back into the USA

Along the bike ride came across this crazy garden.

Made it to Ausable chasm with some time to look around.