July 15, 2016
Day 45 Erie to Irving, NY
We left Erie this morning and rode north with a strong tailwind which we enjoyed all day. The weather was just beautiful.
North of Erie are miles of vineyards. Most of them are contract growers for Welch's.
There are a few small wineries. We stopped at one "for breakfast" and sampled some wine. The wine wasn't very impressive, but we all had a good time. Team A and sampled and Kerry took a little nap! We entered state number eight on this trip when we crossed into New York. There is a golf course right at the state line and we recruited a golfer to take our Team Two Far picture.
A few miles up the road we stopped for lunch and had a nice talk with a group riding their motorcycles. We learned yesterday that this is the week of a bike rally in Erie. There were lots and lots of bikers. While we were talking with them, a truck with towing a trailer with several bicycles pulled into the parking lot. Kerry and Alain had to go to check it out. Turns out it was a SAG for a group of riders - mostly teens - going from Cincinnati to Niagara Falls. We caught up with the riding group after lunch and got a couple of pictures.
Today's ride: 67 miles (108 km)
Total: 2,221 miles (3,574 km)
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