Day 49: Battleboro, VT to Manchester, NH

The last full day, 80 miles into New Hampshire. This picture with Sandy says it all. Friendship, admiration, tired, happy, hungry, simple pleasures, kind of low-key location for lunch, our favorite chocolate milk....and we are handicapped!! Tonight we have the "Banquet", the final dinner together. Expect lots of expressions of what the trip meant, some stand-up comedy (mine is on SAG stops), and closure on the great adventure. Tomorrow, we bike to the Atlantic Ocean.

Day 48: Latham, NY to Battleboro, Vt

A gorgeous day, cool temperatures, but arduous, with 80 miles over two summits and 5,500 feet of climbing. But we're strong now. We crossed the Hudson River, left New York and entered Vermont and climbed hills that we haven't encountered since the West. The sea is only 135 miles away! I rode all day with Sandy. Rod's daughters, who live in Bennington, Vt, enhanced our sag stops with scrumptious cookies and muffins.