So, yesterday I spent quite a bit of company time creating my Three Things Thursday, just as I was getting ready to publish it an error came up on the page and kicked me out....Thanks Blogger!
So, I go to read some of the comments left on Wordless Wednesday and my good friend Judi had written,
"whatssup with this once a week post shit? :0) " LMAO, I can
ALWAYS count of
Judi to keep me accountable!!!! I *heart* you Judi!
So, what I had almost posted was my adventure through Up State New York a couple of weekends ago which was
Hot,
HILLY and
Humid. Three days of 280K full of fun, humility, learning and friendships.
So, instead of describing every little detail and have you nod off at your computer I'll just say it was Awesome, exhilarating, humbling and a huge epic experience for me....I just get crazier as I get older....
So, I'll leave you with some photo's;
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| Leaving Kingston Habour |
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Wolfe Island Ferry to Wolfe Island
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| Wolfe Island Bakery |
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| Arriving in Sacket's Harbour |
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| Half way up the hill coming out of Watertown |
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| Unsupported, carry your own for 280K |
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| A great time was had by all |
Things I learned;
- carry snacks, trail mix or something to give you energy, gum works too (luckily I had all of this with me).
- carry powdered Hammer Heed, or something similar, you can generally find water from somewhere, but you can't find PowerAid.
- SPF 30 sunscreen doesn't cut it when you are on the road for hours on end.
- don't try to keep up with the speedy speedster's, cycle your own speed, even if you arrive 15 minutes later than the rest, you still get there! (believe me!).
- know how to change your own tires, carry spares and tools, and if some one offers to help ~ take their help (yes, I got a rear tire flat 50K into the ride).
- it's a tour not a race, stop and take photo's (which I will do more of next time).
- practice, practice, practice riding with weighted panniers before attempting such a journey, thanks goodness I did...
- there isn't a hill I can't walk. The hill coming out of Watertown was 2km long with an 800 foot elevation.
- just like marathon training, you don't know yourself until you have to dig deep!!!
- would I do it again? YOU BET....
Life's fun if you don't weaken,
Lily
