A longer day in the saddle today than I had anticipated. Total mileage from Olean, NY to Corry, Pa was 90.1 miles. Highest speed: 40.1 mph.
The morning started with a visit about 6:15 a.m. to the Olean Hospital for shot #7. Due to other patients with more pressing issues than mine we didn’t get out of there until 8:20 A.M. Speaking of the shots, a brother bat, living in the same area, to the one that made an acquaintance with me was captured this week and tested. No Rabbies. That’s good but I don’t know if family members of the bat family share the same diseases or not. I’ll do some research.
Back to the ride. We hurried back to the convent at St. John’s where we stayed last night, gathered our gear together, prepped for the ride and I was in the saddle at 10:00 heading west. Along the way I passed St. Bonaventure University which appears to have substantial grounds. I didn’t stop as the day would be long. I continued on New York bike route 17 to a point past Jamestown, NY. From there I headed south west toward Corry, PA. on the hilly back roads of Pennsylvania. The google maps were not as helpful as I would have hoped with one road in particular on the map no longer existing. It was farmland. But thanks to Carlin’s excellent navigation skills I was able to follow Carlin’s direction and get to Corry OK. It wasn’t until 7:30 P.M. that I arrived there so the days are getting a bit long. Due to the ups and downs of the back roads of Pennsylvania and getting ourselves a bit lost I ended up cycling 90.1 miles today. I had opted to change over to the ION with the wider tires for today. I’m glad I did for that reason and also because it has a HUGE rear cassette which gives a lot more flexibility for climbing steep hills than the Madonne does.
When I road 3200 miles across the country 2 years ago I was chased by 17 dogs over that distance. Today, over 90.1 miles I was chased by 11 dogs. I’m not happy. Most were just playful but there were several that appeared aggressive. One got in front of me and I had to stop. He bit my tire. What is that about? If anyone knows a good trick to get the dogs not to chase, let me know. Keep them legal.
Once again, unbelievable kindness and hospitality, this time in the person of Fr. Mark Hoffman, the Pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in Corry, PA. Fr. Mark welcomed Carlin and I with enthusiasm, cooked us a wonderful dinner, and is providing us with a place to stay for tonight and tomorrow night. Yes, two nights. We’re going to lay over a day here in Corry to give me a chance to recover. Too many nights with 5 hours of sleep trying to keep everything organized. Time to do some repair work on the bikes and the body.
We will not be arising at 6:00 A.M. tomorrow. The body can only take so much.
Tomorrow I’ll have the chance to reflect on my reflections for the last week.
Stay tuned.
The morning started with a visit about 6:15 a.m. to the Olean Hospital for shot #7. Due to other patients with more pressing issues than mine we didn’t get out of there until 8:20 A.M. Speaking of the shots, a brother bat, living in the same area, to the one that made an acquaintance with me was captured this week and tested. No Rabbies. That’s good but I don’t know if family members of the bat family share the same diseases or not. I’ll do some research.
Back to the ride. We hurried back to the convent at St. John’s where we stayed last night, gathered our gear together, prepped for the ride and I was in the saddle at 10:00 heading west. Along the way I passed St. Bonaventure University which appears to have substantial grounds. I didn’t stop as the day would be long. I continued on New York bike route 17 to a point past Jamestown, NY. From there I headed south west toward Corry, PA. on the hilly back roads of Pennsylvania. The google maps were not as helpful as I would have hoped with one road in particular on the map no longer existing. It was farmland. But thanks to Carlin’s excellent navigation skills I was able to follow Carlin’s direction and get to Corry OK. It wasn’t until 7:30 P.M. that I arrived there so the days are getting a bit long. Due to the ups and downs of the back roads of Pennsylvania and getting ourselves a bit lost I ended up cycling 90.1 miles today. I had opted to change over to the ION with the wider tires for today. I’m glad I did for that reason and also because it has a HUGE rear cassette which gives a lot more flexibility for climbing steep hills than the Madonne does.
When I road 3200 miles across the country 2 years ago I was chased by 17 dogs over that distance. Today, over 90.1 miles I was chased by 11 dogs. I’m not happy. Most were just playful but there were several that appeared aggressive. One got in front of me and I had to stop. He bit my tire. What is that about? If anyone knows a good trick to get the dogs not to chase, let me know. Keep them legal.
Once again, unbelievable kindness and hospitality, this time in the person of Fr. Mark Hoffman, the Pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in Corry, PA. Fr. Mark welcomed Carlin and I with enthusiasm, cooked us a wonderful dinner, and is providing us with a place to stay for tonight and tomorrow night. Yes, two nights. We’re going to lay over a day here in Corry to give me a chance to recover. Too many nights with 5 hours of sleep trying to keep everything organized. Time to do some repair work on the bikes and the body.
We will not be arising at 6:00 A.M. tomorrow. The body can only take so much.
Tomorrow I’ll have the chance to reflect on my reflections for the last week.
Stay tuned.
