Saturday, October 1, 2011

Day 11: Rain and Wind and Best Laid Plans Go Astray

Day 11     10/1     Weedsport to Green Lakes     38 Miles

We wake up to geese and wind.

Bob has found a bike shop that has a rim and can relace the wheel on a Saturday.  The plan hinges on an Enterprise car rental right along the trail in Syracuse.  They take off to get there.

Glenda's trailer has a flat and we catch up.  By this time, it's rain and wind.  We stop to put on rain gear so we don't get too wet and cold.

We arrive at the Enterprise Car Rental.  BUT, it's closes early on Saturday and it just closed.  Amazingly, Bob calls the bike shop across town and he comes  over and picks up Glenda and her bike.  I strap on her trailer to my bike and Bob, Mary Louise, and I cycle on through the rain and traffic.

In the race for the car, none of us have eaten so we stop at a bar in Syracuse.  Whew, I needed that.  Here is Bob and Mary Louise outside the bar getting ready to go again.  You can't see it in the picture but the weather is ugly.
A very long day brings us into Green Lakes State Park where Glenda has reserved a cabin.  Not a fancy cabin but we build a fire in the fireplace and turn on the oven on high with the door open.  Luckily, Glenda gets delivered by the bike shop (name of bike shop and guy!!!) and he tells us of one place that will deliver pizza.  We do it and it's good.

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