So the big storm never came last night. The weather report now called for rain around 11:00 this morning. So obviously the weather was anything but great. Overcast skies that threatened rain at any time.
I planned to ride from town to town today and re-access at each town whether to continue or hole up for the rest of the day.
Although the wind was still blowing, it did not seem as strong as yesterday which was good. I was able to tap out the miles all the while watching the weather.
Although I was only in Pennsylvania for a short time, I must have been in their wine country since the adjacent land today was predominately planted in grapes.
Maybe this was an extension of the famed New York wine region. I am not sure about this at all.
And then just like that, I was in New York. The grape vineyards continued, but I also had another welcoming gift in New York.
Brand new pavement. So new it did not even gave the stripes painted yet. New pavement is a pure joy to ride on. The best.
I rode along side a runner out for a training run this morning. Of course he asked about my ride, but he also told me about a person he met the week before who was ROLLER BLADING across the country. From San Francisco to New York. That is pretty dang impressive.
I went off route 2 miles to a town named Westfield to find a restaurant for lunch. It was an old style diner that was fun to eat at.
After lunch, the weather continued to hold up so I kept pressing onward. First to Dunkirk, and then onto Irving. Irving was going to be the end of the day no matter what but the weather was starting to deteriorate as well. Rain was imminent so I got a room in the first motel I could find.
And the rain eventually came. It is supposed to last well into tomorrow and maybe even till Tuesday. We’ll see if I ride tomorrow.