Day 5 - Wonderful World of Bed and Breakfasts

Day 5     9/25    Tonawanda - Gasport    () miles

The Erie Canal Trail is mostly off road, either paved or hard "gravel" (the guide book calls it stone dust), and well marked.  We had very little bicycle or pedestrian traffic - and didn't have one incident with a mean dog.

Bob and Glenda had done some research and reserved places to stay for our first couple of days.  It was a good thing and nice not have to make decisions.  Country Cottage Bed and Breakfast was a gold mine find - all because of the proprietess, Sue Pearson.   But I'm getting ahead of myself.

There wasn't much in the way of places to eat, so Bob and I volunteered to ride a couple of miles down the road and get what we could.  We got some great subs (Upstate New York is SUB country.   There are tons of sub shops and many of them very good.) and found some beer at the convenience store.  We all sat on the back deck of Sue's house and watched the light fade and listened to the train whistles as we ate much deserved subs and drank beer.

The next morning we noticed a map with pushpins in it.  When asked, Sue told us that represented all the places that she had been.  Bob and Glenda are pretty impressive travelers, but she had them beat all to heck.  With a great breakfast, we also learned about Sue's Mom, who came through Ellis Island.  Sue had the framed documentation with her Mom's name and "pertinent" information on it.  Stay there - you won't be disappointed if you like people.