Today we finished off Ohio, raced through Pennsylvania, and would up in New York. We left Warren OH and headed straight north on Hwy 5/7 for 56 miles and then rode northeast along Lake Erie for about 50 miles. Over the last 20 miles we could see the lake. Another relatively flat ride with about three climbs of 8% grades. We rode 114.5 miles today with 2,254 feet of climb, averaging 19.9 mph. The temperatures started out at 62 degrees and would up at 78 degrees with a stiff wind out of the west all day.
About 80 miles into the ride we rode through Erie PA for the next 20 miles, we saw miles and miles of vineyards. The terrain was relatively flat, but you could see wooded hillsides as you looked away from the lake. Pretty country.
We now have only 5 days left to cover just over 550 miles to the Atlantic Ocean at Plum Island (not Plumb as previously written) – this may add a few miles to our ride – recalculating (Garmin GPS).
