Day 6: Green Lakes to Herkimer
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rebeccmeisterFirst, a new sea shanty verse:
Where are me shorts
Me bikin bikin shorts
All gone for beer and tobacco
For the chamois’ all wore out
And the legs are knocked about
And the tail is looking out for better weather…
So last night I hung up a few articles in the women’s bathroom at the campground in the futile hope things would maybe dry out just a little, please? When I got up to pee at 1 am, my towel, socks, and sports bra were all still there…but two of my pairs of bike shorts were gone.
In the morning, I waved goodbye to Je, who headed up the trail for breakfast, and had a modest camp breakfast of my own, of coffee, apricots, a granola bar, and a chocolate hazelnut biscotti. I was thinking to wait around for as long as I could just in case someone had good intentions when nipping my shorts. Even fit in a short hike on the Round Lake Overlook trail. But alas, nothing.
So eventually I left a note where my shorts had been, plus a longer note at the park office, then set forth.
This was a long riding day altogether, 83.7 miles, and the morning miles I mostly rode hard in order to have time to enjoy brunch and catch up with an old friend from Tufts in Rome (rowing teammate; so great to catch up!!). Then some hard miles after brunch to try and catch S expediently at the train station in Utica (success! Thanks in large part to Je). Then we decided to ride past Utica, closer to Herkimer, to be nearer to where Jo and L are staying.
So I’m kinda tired now. But on the plus side, we should have more reasonable days tomorrow and the next day. And there should be some particularly cool sights to check out tomorrow.
Plus today was dry.
So, onward.
Where are me shorts
Me bikin bikin shorts
All gone for beer and tobacco
For the chamois’ all wore out
And the legs are knocked about
And the tail is looking out for better weather…
So last night I hung up a few articles in the women’s bathroom at the campground in the futile hope things would maybe dry out just a little, please? When I got up to pee at 1 am, my towel, socks, and sports bra were all still there…but two of my pairs of bike shorts were gone.
In the morning, I waved goodbye to Je, who headed up the trail for breakfast, and had a modest camp breakfast of my own, of coffee, apricots, a granola bar, and a chocolate hazelnut biscotti. I was thinking to wait around for as long as I could just in case someone had good intentions when nipping my shorts. Even fit in a short hike on the Round Lake Overlook trail. But alas, nothing.
So eventually I left a note where my shorts had been, plus a longer note at the park office, then set forth.
This was a long riding day altogether, 83.7 miles, and the morning miles I mostly rode hard in order to have time to enjoy brunch and catch up with an old friend from Tufts in Rome (rowing teammate; so great to catch up!!). Then some hard miles after brunch to try and catch S expediently at the train station in Utica (success! Thanks in large part to Je). Then we decided to ride past Utica, closer to Herkimer, to be nearer to where Jo and L are staying.
So I’m kinda tired now. But on the plus side, we should have more reasonable days tomorrow and the next day. And there should be some particularly cool sights to check out tomorrow.
Plus today was dry.
So, onward.
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