Me, Kathy, Judy, Jennifer, Anne
Today we rode into Canada. It was a short day, just 45.6 miles, but it was Combat Biking for the first 20 miles. Almost every one of us got lost leaving Hamburg. The cue sheet had a miscue! It was rush hour, traffic was bad, and no one we asked could tell us which way to go. We finally got back on route, then we had to bike through Buffalo. That is where we entered the Combat Zone--but remember, we're tough now, so we made it through. We crossed the Niagara River on the Peace Bridge, and entered into Canada just before noon. We all had passports ready, but after being directed, then redirected where to go, the border agent hardly looked at them. He was more interested in where we had come from and where we were going. Jennifer had made plans and gathered everything we would need for a Champagne toast after we crossed the border, but things were still so crazy that we postponed it until we got to the falls. One of our group bumped into another and fell, we couldn't find our first street because of road construction, and we were all getting really hungry. Everything got better, though, when we found our bike path, The Niagara Recreation Trail, and began our ride on into Niagara Falls. The path ran along the river for the next 17 miles. It was actually a good way to approach Niagara Falls. We watched the river as it divided, then became swift. We could see the spray from the falls, we heard the roar, then we saw the rapids. Our first view was of Horseshoe Falls, and it was just awesome. We made pictures, made our toast (with Coke in our plastic wine glasses, and just looked at one of the Wonders of the World.
Today's ride - 45.6 miles, Eight States, and now CANADA!
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