Donna arrives in Latham, NY

Boy was I tired after my 3 hour ride in my air conditioned car when I arrived at the hotel. Oh yea, this isn't about me........

Marilyn arrived around 4 PM after doing close to 80 miles. The weather was gorgeous, some hills and a bike path that they kept getting lost on.

It was so good to see Marilyn and we have been doing nothing but talking and laughing. We just came back from a great restaurant The Century House for a gourmet meal while the other bikers ate at the Country Buffet.

As I am writing this I am downloading over 800 pictures that Marilyn has taken along the way.

I got to meet some of the other bikers before and after Marilyn arrived. Now I have faces to put with the names.

While waiting I met a couple in their 80's who were waiting for the bikers to arrive, they brought brownies. He had riden this ride in the early 2000's and did it several times. They live in Latham and every year when this group comes through they come to the hotel to meet them.

After Marilyn took a shower we quickly had to go see the mechanic ( there are set times to meet with them) to have her gears adjusted. It seems that they were shifting on their own. After a few adjustments she is ready for tomorrow's ride into Brattleboro, VT.

Vermont is very special to Marilyn as her family has always had a place in Readsboro, VT and they were there many times every year. She will be passing through that area.

Marilyn will start her ride tomorrow at 8 AM and will ride 80 miles.

And she will be back in Seekonk next week, come next Sunday and hear all about her adventures. So what did you do this summer.......

Marilyn is packing and cleaning up as I write, getting ready for the new day.......More in a few days..