Back on the saddle again! Went through Barcelona today....

Who would have thought that there is a Barcelona in New York.  We went through it today.  Lake Erie is so "great", that we have been on the shores of it through Ohio, Pennsylvania and into New York.  It is so beautiful, however that there are so many homes along the shore that we very seldom got a good look at the lake.

We left Pennsylvania about as quickly as we entered it.  I had a great ride today.  I was a bit tight in my neck and shoulders, but there is nothing like just getting back on the saddle and riding.

I rode the first 40 miles alone, but the final 30 I was with "Team Lin/Jan".  They did such a great job of being my guardian angels calling out, "hole", "bump", "rut", "car", etc....  It was a total waste of a good hill, to have such bad roads that you could not go fast.

The final five miles, I brought us in.  The directions had so many cues, that Lin & Jan just followed my lead.  We are a great team and we were thankful to get to our "Super 8".

I am in New York!  Woo hoo!!  We have pedaled through 8 states now.

Vineyards that are for Welch's grape juice

We biked through Barcelona today...... Barcelona NY

Barcelona Lake Erie Marina.  Very nice.

Ditto.  Lake Erie is so beautiful....

My flag picture of the day!  In the middle of a field...

Marine Corps League in Lake Shore New York

This detachment had it's own little "club", but no Marines were present when I pedaled by..... just a photo op!

The three Cathy's riding along.....

Looking out over Lake Erie to Buffalo New York

Tomorrow we ride to Niagra Falls.  Only a 45 mile ride.  We enter Canada and then come back over to the US side for a day of rest.  Awesome!

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