Erie Canalway – Day 13 – Niagara Falls to Brampton

We spent our final night at the same hotel at which we stayed the first night, which had a mediocre, carb heavy breakfast. We ate enough to satisfy our initial morning hunger, and then went back to the rooms to pack up, and for me to plan a route for us to explore Niagara Falls,Continue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 13 – Niagara Falls to Brampton”

Erie Canalway – Day 12 – Albany to Niagara Falls by Train and Crossing the Border

We had breakfast in the hotel then went back to the room to pack everything, and met in the lobby for a short ride around Albany to do some more sightseeing. We left our panniers in a secure room so that we didn’t have extra weight while riding, since the route came back past theContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 12 – Albany to Niagara Falls by Train and Crossing the Border”

Erie Canalway – Day 11 – Exploring Albany

We slept in a little, had a later breakfast at the hotel, which was one of the better hotel breakfasts we have had on this trip, and left for a walking tour just after nine. There was a lot to see packed into just 4 km. Our first stop was a giant Dutch clog. AlbanyContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 11 – Exploring Albany”

Erie Canalway – Day 10 – Amsterdam to Albany

We were thinking we would have breakfast at the restaurant in the Knights’ Inn in Amsterdam, since we couldn’t find anything else on our side of the river, and we didn’t want to take the time to ride across the river and then back, to continue on to Albany, but when we went downstairs toContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 10 – Amsterdam to Albany”

Erie Canalway – Day 9 – Utica to Amsterdam

The day dawned drier than expected. The choices at the so-called breakfast offered at the Days Inn this morning were quite dire, so we decided we would go across the street to McDonald’s. Unfortunately, most of their staff hadn’t shown up for work, so all they could serve us was coffee. The employee that wasContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 9 – Utica to Amsterdam”

Erie Canalway – Day 8 – Syracuse to Utica

We left the hotel just before 730AM. I can’t say I really liked Syracuse, although I didn’t have a lot of time to explore it. I prefer Rochester and Buffalo. This was the view as we headed to the trail. It was pretty unappealing, although we did pass the New York Central Station. It wasContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 8 – Syracuse to Utica”

Erie Canalway – Day 7 – Weedsport to Syracuse

We headed out at 7:45 this morning after breakfast in the motel. Right off the bat I turned the wrong way, and then when I corrected myself, ran a red light. We were all still tired from yesterday’s long ride in the heat and humidity. It didn’t bode well for another very hot day, butContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 7 – Weedsport to Syracuse”

Erie Canalway – Day 6 – Rochester to Weedsport

We met outside the hotel at 6:45 to get an early start before the day got too hot, but it was already 26° and humid. We had about a 6 km ride back to where we left the trail yesterday and fortunately the roads weren’t as busy as when we arrived two days ago. HereContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 6 – Rochester to Weedsport”

Erie Canalway – Day 5 – Rochester Rest Day

David and Dayle are very early risers so David got to work on Dayle‘s bike, and discovered that the derailleur hanger wasn’t broken so he was able to repair the issues himself. Cindy and I had a swim and then breakfast and there was still plenty of time before we had agreed to meet inContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 5 – Rochester Rest Day”

Erie Canalway – Day 4 – Lockport to Rochester

The forecast high today was predicted to reach 31 so we decided to be on the road by 7 AM. We were staying just outside of Lockport with only a short ride from the hotel on roads to get to the trail. We passed the lovely county office building, and shortly thereafter came to theContinue reading “Erie Canalway – Day 4 – Lockport to Rochester”