Tuesday

Last night we stayed in the charming village of Pittsford, NY. What a wonderful place this would be for bicyclers to stay. There's a B&B (I think), the Canal Lamp Inn, right on the canal, the tow path runs west all the way to Buffalo, and eastward to Newark. Then there's a short break before the final run east to Albany. The canal is lovely through there. We had a nice dinner last night at a Greek place, then breakfast this morning at a creperie (Yum!).

Today, we went west as far as where the Canal crosses the Gennessee River, south of Rochester, and then turned back east. We're stopping tonight at Fairport, NY, another lovely village. There was a classic car show on the opposite side of the canal from where we're tied up, with a local band that played until 9 p.m. I finally found some long-sleeved t-shirts for me, but not before I got some sunburn on the back of my neck and my forearms. (I can go to the beach for a week in July with no sunburn, but....) We had a marvellous dinner at Joey B's just a few minutes' walk from the boat - scallops for John & Al, pork filet mignon for Ann, and shrimp/feta cheese/spinach for me. Excellent food! And we're going to check out a local diner for breakfast in the morning.

We have had such gorgeous weather, chatted with some lovely people, and found great food to eat. Except for the obvious thing with John's arm, this trip has really lived up to expectations. There is a busy train track that runs just on the other side of the tow path from the canal. But that's really kind of nice to listen to at night.

Plus there is an internet connection available here.