Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Day 7 Niles OH to Erie PA




1.Tony, Harry , Gil 2. Lunch! Rootbeer Float 3. PA Line
Halfway done!! 93 miles today, 1500 feet gain in elevation, average 14.2mph
Cumulative total 636 miles in 7 days. Left Niles at 7:10 arrived in Erie 3:12.
Started today with a doppio at Starbucks, and a big hill to get us going. Clear skies and cool all day long, but headwinds of 8-10 mph in the morning and 10-15 mph in the afternoon, no wrong turns today.
The ride was through farm land and Amish country, no buggies on the road. Lunch today was at the second SAG stop a Richardson Root Beer Stand. We all had large root beer floats, shaved turkey sandwich with BBQ sauce and fries.
Road to the PA state line and into the city of Erie, passed Gannon College and arrived at the Avalon Hotel.
Tomorrow is a rest day, I look forward to sleeping in, doing laundry and some shopping. The legs are not as sore, but tomorrow will be a welcome respite, not sitting on the bike seat all day and pedaling for hours.
Plus, Ann arranged for me to have a massage tomorrow! What a gal, I do love her very much.

Posted by Ann.

2 comments:

lynne said...

I hope you are enjoying your day off Dad! You have made it half way. (I remember hearing that Gannon University offers a major in pre-mortuary science.) Just a random aside. Keep up the good work!

Bob & Carol said...

Played golf today with Ann and the girls. Ann is doing outstanding in golf. She is also running all over creation getting biking supplies. She really loves you, doesn't she? Hope this day of rest is the needed respite thay you need. We all are in awe of what you have accomplished.