Day 21: Brockport, NY to Niagara Falls

Note: Dan is paraphrasing excerpts from Liz’s ride journal.

I got up this morning and was feeling good — the knee is definitely better and I feel the adjustments to the bike are making a difference. Everything dried out overnight — this is a very good thing since tomorrow is a rest day and we will be staying in a hostel — I won’t have to worry about drying out my gear on a rest day.

I’m riding 25 miles today — all along the canals — ending up on the Canadian side of the falls. We stopped at a farm along the way to buy some fruit. The owner came out to talk and we enjoyed some shade, fruit, water, a bathroom, and a nice chat with the owner. I stopped at 20 miles to eat lunch and let the knee take a break – I still notice it for sure.

We crossed into Canada on the Rainbow Bridge. Bicycles are forced to use the same lanes a cars – it was very hot waiting in line to clear the immigration check point.

After a short ride we were rewarded with our first views of the falls. We would be spending more time here since tomorrow is a zero day. We cycled on to our hostel to start laundry, shower, and generally get things organized so that tomorrow we can enjoy the area. It was really nice to be sleeping in a real bed!