A much anticipated and much needed rest day had finally
arrived. So the key was to stay in bed
as long as possible. Unfortunately that
was only about 5:55 AM. Ken was up
making coffee and reading e-mails on his phone.
The breakfast in the Rodeway Motel was somewhat less than
spectacular consisting of a bad donut in a plastic bag, a banana and an apple
(I got the last one). Breakfast out of
the way it was time for chores one of which was cleaning up the gear and
repacking all of the parts of which there seems like there are so many pieces
keeping them in line is a full time job.
By the end of the week everything seems to be in the wrong bag. Cleaning the bike was next on the list and as
I had done that on Thursday it wasn’t a major chore.
Ken and I met Bob and decided to head down town. The free shuttle which runs up and down main
street Lake Placid only ran once every 90 minutes on Sundays and the next one
was 45 minutes. Ken pulled his phone out
and called Uber which showed up within 60 sec and hauled us downtown for $5.00.
WOW. It didn’t take long to walk the
length of downtown Lake Placid and we finally decided on a nice quiet patio on
Mirror Lake. Bob and Ken had a pizza
while I had a calzone. I think I had the
best meal as it was a huge affair packed with cheese, although I do have to
admit that the pizza did look very good.
After lunch we walked to the second bike shop in Lake Placid
and decided that we had everything we needed. Ken called the Uber driver and
she showed up and drove us back to the motel.
Check in and supper for the rider meeting for the upcoming
and final segment was held in the North Country Hotel which is in downtown Lake
Placid. It is the premier hotel in town
and while it is showing its age is still a very nice hotel. The supper of baked salmon was definitely one
of the highlight meals of the tour.
Tomorrow is only 58 miles up to Plattsburg. This is a new location for the tour as we
have always gone around the south end of Lake Champlain. This year we are going to cross the lake on
the causeway at the north end. It is
pretty much downhill all the way.
A great day in Lake Placid. Not
much for drama but then that is why they are called rest days.
Terry
1 comment:
So, no going across Lake Champlain on the ferry? Since you stayed in a hotel this time, I assopume you did not have anyone “raining” on your tent this trip. Good decision to camp in a hotel! Safe travels.
Later,
Earnie
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