Wednesday, and the countdown begins

The falls we stopped at today, and what a trek on the bike uphill to get to them... slight detour off the route.

June has led to July, and July has led to August, last week has brought us to this week, and everyday continues to march on, as we continue to pedal to the eastern shore and the Statue of Liberty.

Today I rode with Jonathan, Marc and Jeff....and then Stan DeVries tagged onto our combo....we had a few good climbs today, and I really enjoyed them, to the best of their capacity, they brought me down to my lowest gear, a humbling effect after not being there for a while.....

I also took a tumble, that makes 5....no injuries though, just a large bruise forming on my derriere...my landing pad, haha. Alright, so what happened, climbing a hill and Jon was gearing down, and I was speeding up...got a little close and my bike tire kissed his bike tire, causing me to tumble to the left...good thing we were going up hill and at a medium rate...no high speed road rash for me today...all is well with me and the bike, i laughed it off, it happened somewhat in slow motion, and the whole while I knew I was going down...CHEERS! Hopefully this is the last one for this tour.The gear truck in traffic (above), the gear truck unloaded at the site (below).

Top speed of the day : 74k SO GOOD, love the speed

Todays ride went well, much better then yesterdays, yesterday i feel we were all in a slump, contemplating the end of this tour, and some of the things we have done along the way and how much we are going to miss the comraderie and friendships we have made, as well as the biking together...we have really grown to be a great community.

The hills went well, and riding got into the groove after the 40 k mark or so.

I look forward to the next few days with mixed emotions and feelings...i have had an absolutely wonderful time. Remeber all those who are going back to school, going to work, or play (retirees).... as well as those who quit their jobs to come on this trip.