JOURNAL
NYC to Whaley Lake
After a lazy start to the day and some delicious empanadas, we took a round-about path out of the city, biking alongside Central Park before detouring to the west to explore the Hudson River Greenway…
We left the cozy cottage around 8 AM for a lovely downhill ride towards Poughkeepsie. Today was our first day of rain which thankfully cleared up as we approached Acropolis Diner. Our two waitresses were a very sweet and friendly mom and daughter duo. The daughter was saving up for trade school to go into the medical field. Passing through downtown was a little heartbreaking; while other areas might be accustomed to having a leaf blower used to tidy up fallen foliage, here a man was using it to push trash away from a storefront.
Long hills and some traffic dotted the rest of the way to Camille's sister's place. The grey cloud coverage was welcome after some scorching days in the heat prior. We passed by Franklin D. Roosevelt's home, stopped at Mills Norrie State Park, and went through the quaint town of Rhinebeck. After getting through traffic from the Dutchess County Fair, we made it to Red Hook and had thali for dinner.
