Stories from days in the Saddle
Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 47 – 5th August – Little Falls to Latham
76 miles ridden - 2136 feet climbed. Another great day today with a subtle change of mood. We are all talking about how we feel about these last few days and almost all of us are actively trying to take in as much of what we see, how we feel, what people say, and...
Day 46 – 4th August – Liverpool to Little Falls
80 miles ridden - 1627 feet climbed. I don't know where our luck has been coming from but today was another great day. Sunshine all the way, wind not an issue, temperature peaking around 30C/85F.... Road surface generally OK but weirdly a lot of glass on the shoulder...
Day 45 – 3rd August – Rochester to Liverpool
93 miles ridden - 1480 feet climbed. Another great day's ride which started with 23 miles along the Erie Canal. Like everything else, canals are bigger in America - the Erie Canal is 363 miles long and was completed in 1825. These days there is not much traffic but it...