Quick Update

Greetings from Liverpool, NY! It's getting pretty close to my bedtime but I haven't blogged in a few days and I just wanted to give everyone a quick update.

Sunday July 29, we biked from Branton, Ontario to Niagara Falls, NY. The weather was absolutely perfect and I rode with Team Turtle the whole day. We had lunch on the Canadian side and then hung out together and took pictures for a little while before getting in line to come back into the States on the Rainbow Bridge.

The border patrol guards walk up and down the bridge between the cars with the drug sniffing dog. When they saw us they came over and asked where we had come from and where we were going. They were really impressed with what we were doing and were all smiles as they asked us about our trip. After they moved on, other cars rolled down their window and asked us about it. The whole experience felt a bit like being a rock star. It was great fun!

Monday was our rest day and most of the group did cheesy tourist activities. I saw the falls at night and the fireworks Sunday night with Crist, Diane and Sam. Monday I went to Cave of the Winds and the Maid of the Mist with a woman on the tour named Marjie.

Tuesday we rode from Niagara to Henrietta, NY. I rode with Marjie and shortly into the ride, we were joined by LT. Marjie is an incredibly strong and experienced rider and LT is also quite good. They worked with me on learning more paceline etiquette as well as how to lead the paceline. After riding so many miles with Team Turtle it was interesting and a bit strange riding with someone else.

This area of New York is Lynne's hometown so we have been getting lots of stories from her. I rode all day today with Team Turtle and it was great fun listening to Lynne. She's a great story teller!