Friday, August 23, 2013

Getting to the Finish Line

Perhaps one more factor on Tuesday's tough day: the wind. As we are heading south from Montreal, we could not expect any tailwind. Instead, we had steady crosswinds, as well as some sections of headwinds. It just added to the challenge.

We are basically following the Hudson Valley into NYC. On Thursday we did just over a 120 kms. It was a  little more hilly than Wednesday but also more scenic. The campground had a pool, but we couldn't use it, as it was closer for the season already. Yet, for us, it was our most humid day of trip.

Friday was a shorter day--about 100 kms. But it did have one very good hill in the middle, which took twenty minutes of hard climbing, followed by a quick descent. I am surprised by the green rolling hills around the Hudson Valley.

Tomorrow we will ride into NYC, going through Manhattan, crossing to Staten Island, where we will  have the dipping in ceremony. Then it will be over. John and Nancy will be picking me up and before you know it I will be back home.

1 comment:

  1. You'll be busy tomorrow, so we will say our congratulations now.
    What a journey! Super memories! An outstanding achievement! Congratulations from the 3 of us. YOU DID IT!!!

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