Greg & Camille Go Bike

Sue served us a wonderful breakfast of coffee, tea, and egg sandwiches. Fred then drove us over to the biggest bike shop (a warehouse, really) we'd ever seen to pick up tubes. The staff didn’t actually seem impressed by our trip. When we got back to the Harrington’s, we packed up and hit the road for just a few miles more. Fred and Sue had recommended we see Graycliff, a Frank Lloyd Wright design near their home. The staff were very knowledgeable about the estate (apparently, the shore behind the house is receding an inch a year!) and the lives of the families that lived in the historic landmark. The beautiful architecture was tainted only by our unfortunate need to cut the tour short to stay on schedule. One of the guides was very sweet and gave us a private abbreviated end to the tour. 

We followed the coast of Lake Erie to Fredonia, PA. On the way, Greg earned his day’s flat in the morning mist. Once we patched the tube under a mostly dry tree and got on the road again, of course, the rain picked up. Luckily, we weren’t wet for long and got to enjoy the route along the water and through the Cattaraugus Seneca Reservation! We were surprised to also find grapes everywhere. It smelled like we were biking by the sixth Great Lake, Lake Welch’s. Mid-afternoon, we had the opportunity to be picked up by our third Fred; a driver stopped in front of us as we were biking near Angola and offered us a ride and a place to stay. Having such a flat and well-paved terrain ahead of us, we politely declined continued on to our destination about 20 miles away. We were excited to be staying near an Aldi’s where we stocked up on protein bars, dried mangoes, and veggie nuggets before turning in for the night.