Joyce at the Dairy Oasis in Lake City
Judy and Joyce. . . where's Joan???
Today I rode from Austinburg to Erie with The J-Team, Judy, Joan, and Joyce, and we laughed the whole way. They are a fun group. Judy lives in Colorado in the summer and Arizona in the winter, Joan is from Richmond Hill, Ontario ( a suburb of Toronto), and Joyce, one of our youngest riders at 51, lives and works in Apple Valley, Minnesota. We rode along the shores of Lake Erie for a long while--it looked like we were riding beside an ocean. We have ridden our bicycles from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes! Wow! We're one hungry bunch of women, and we rarely pass up a good place for ice cream along the way. It was close to noon when we saw bikes at the Dairy Oasis in Lake City. Dessert before lunch? Sure, why not! Before long the place was swarming with women in spandex and biking helmets, all eating ice cream. Yum! We passed a lot of vineyards today, and acres and acres of nursery plants and Christmas trees. We entered Pennsylvania at mile 30.5 on the cue sheet, our seventh state. They must have a network of bike routes here, because we followed bike signs that showed that we were on their "Z" route. For a state that appears to be bicycle friendly, three of our women got yelled at by motorist today. I would like to spend a little more time in Erie. We saw a lot of great old homes and churches on the way in today, and they have an old historic downtown near the waterfront. We're in Pennsylvania just one night. Tomorrow we'll spend the night in Hamburg, New York. Three days left--tomorrow is the last long one--88 miles. Guess I can do ONE more long ride. Then, CANADA!!!
Today's ride - 57.4, Average 12.8, Riding time 4 hours, 27 minutes
