Here we go! The trip begins today. I'll try to post at least once a day during the trip but there are no guarantees on that (so don't send the state troopers looking for us if I miss a day!) You can check the routes for each day at http://niagarabycycle.org/
We start the first day of the trip at 6:30am with a drive from my home in Miller Place out to Montauk Point (thank you to my daughter Annie for giving us a lift). There will be 5 riders to start the day (me, Michael, Greg and Michele Maggio, and Alice Cialella). Our minivan is loaded up with bicycles - two on the top rack, two on the back rack, and one inside with front wheel removed. We'll be met by Rick Wagener midmorning in Sag Harbor so we'll be 6 for most of the day. Our route for the day includes a ride across Shelter Island with ferry rides at either end.
The weather report for today (and for the next 10 days) looks great. Sunny with a high in the eighties. The wind will be against us but that's not a big surprise. There's a very light northwest wind now which is expected to pick up some during the day.
We'll end the day right back here at Miller Place - taking the full day to cover the distance we'll have covered in an hour and a half drive in the morning. That's the nature of this cycling game! I'm promised that there will be a spaghetti dinner awaiting us when we arrive back at home.
Though I know that we will end up back home at the end of the day, I'm going to ride with my bicycle fully loaded to give me a chance to try it out under those conditions. I think Michael will do the same. I've tried to travel as lightly as possible. I got my rear panniers down to 19 pounds with another 5 or 6 pounds in my underseat toolbag and handlebar bag.
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