{"id":795,"date":"2023-07-09T10:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/104-128-66-57.cloud-xip.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2023-07-09T10:50:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:50:22","slug":"days-22-23-niagara-to-irving-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lizventure.com\/?p=795","title":{"rendered":"Days 22-23:  Niagara to Irving, NY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/104-128-66-57.cloud-xip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230706_153935234-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-798\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230706_153935234-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230706_153935234-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230706_153935234-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230706_153935234-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230706_153935234-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rest Day at Niagara Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Note: Dan is paraphrasing excerpts from Liz\u2019s ride journal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 22 was a zero day at Niagara Falls.  I&#8217;ve been to the falls a few times but several folks in the group wanted to go on the Maid of the Mist so I went along.  It was fun getting wet because I chose to instead of being drenched by rain!  I took lots of pictures but soon had to get back to the hostel in order to do some bike maintenance.  All the rain had caused a big build up of grime on the bike &#8211; it needed a thorough cleaning and lubrication.  At one point I locked my bike up only to return and find that the lock would not would unlock &#8211; my bike was stuck locked to a post.  Fortunately the hostel owner had a set of bolt cutters and I was able to go back and free my bike.  Then off to a bike shop to get another (better) lock.  Lesson learned &#8211; be wary of cheap locks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/104-128-66-57.cloud-xip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_123334097-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-801\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_123334097-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_123334097-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_123334097-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_123334097-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_123334097-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One last photo of the falls as I cycled back to the US side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 23 is 54 miles &#8212; I plan to ride the whole route &#8212; the first full day of riding since my knee blew up.  The route started in Canada on the Niagara Parkway and crossed back into the US at Buffalo.  Then through the city of Buffalo and eventually back along Lake Erie.  My plan was to ride by myself so I could take breaks as often as I wanted &#8211; I&#8217;m feeling pretty good but still a bit wary with the knee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/104-128-66-57.cloud-xip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-799\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The campground was on Lake Erie and had a beach that reminded me of the shores of lake Michigan in Wisconsin.  The water was enticing so I went for a swim in the chilly water &#8211; it was refreshing after the ride.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/104-128-66-57.cloud-xip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_202945894-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-802\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_202945894-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_202945894-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_202945894-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_202945894-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lizventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PXL_20230707_202945894-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Dan is paraphrasing excerpts from Liz\u2019s ride journal. 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