Miles 3462 to 3541, 79 miles, 1600 feet of climb, max speed 30 mph, avg speed 13 mph, wind not a factor, getting over my cold, typical latent chest pains. Gorgeous weather.
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| Trying to fix the bike computer |
This was a perfect ride day once the first ten minutes was over. Steve and I suffered ‘hotel flats’ overnight from glass picked up in Liverpool; then Steve’s bike computer broke; then we lost the route sheet… Well anyway, because of the help we received from our SAG support, Mark, Gene, and Jane are the gems of the day. One more comment about Liverpool. This weekend was the Syracuse Nationals car show and there were hundreds of perfectly detailed hot rods and vintage cars in town. What a treat! I talked to one couple from Canada this morning at breakfast and the wife said privately to me that this was an expensive hobby but is something she and her husband do together, and to her that is priceless.
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| Tom's not so toy train |
Tom loves working with wood and metal, and the train and furniture he had out in his rummage sale today caught my eye. It wasn’t really a rummage sale; it was his front yard show room. He is asking $1800 on eBay for the train, and his hand made furniture isn’t at rummage sale prices either. This is his after work relaxation project, and he told me how the next train is already ‘on track’ to have a Ford starter in the engine so an engineer can actual drive it in parades. The key to a good hobby is enjoying it, and Tom certainly enjoys his. His wife enjoys a garage with maneuver space in it and that is why his work, once finished, is put on eBay.
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| Can you see it? |
One of the most common question heard around the tables each evening starts with the words: “Did you see the…” The magic moment for me tonight was after dinner. As we were ‘chilling out’ another rider showed me their pictures from today all the way back to Missouri. The phrase ‘precious memories’ just doesn’t express the magic well enough. More memories were made today, and today I liked barns. I didn’t plan it that way. It just happened. There was the one with a red heart painted on the side; which really put a human touch onto the old wood. The barn I liked the best nobody else saw what I saw in it until I pointed it out. Can you guess why I thought it was so intriguing?
Bottom Line: One of the transforming aspects of this trip is noticing things I never noticed before. Not just in pictures but in the people too. Wow.
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