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05/28/2016
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Great ride today. Started going along lake Erie to port dover, then took some rail trails through simcoe and Delhi to Tillsonburg. Great variety and quality of scenery. There was Goff over they lake this morning so you could tell where the water ended and the sky began. Lots of wildflowers in bloom along the trails. I met Remi this morning. He was cycling along the same route as me to meet some friends at long point to go camping. We chatted on the side of the road for a while, very friendly guy. Hi Remi, if you're reading this (and sorry for misspelling your name). I also stopped at a brewery in Ni between simcoe and Delhi. They had some really great Belgian beers. I met Brian, Joe, and Simon there, and talked about my trip and the agriculture of the region. Hi guys, hope all is well. I stayed with Itzik tonight. His house is full with kids home from college, so I'm camping out in his yard. Very cool guy, made a great dinner (first time I've ever liked eating zucchini). He maintains tools for a machine shop, so we talked a lot about engineering and machining. Big day tomorrow, going ask the way to Chatham, about 90 miles depending on my route.
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Posted: 05/28/2016
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05/27/2016
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I traveled about 70 miles today.
Biked from Niagara falls to Dunnville today. It was a really nice ride along the Niagara river and lake Erie, though the wind was a bit strong. Staying with Julia and Nancy tonight, sisters week live near the door of land Erie. Another great warm showers host, I talked with Julia at length about brewing beer.
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Posted: 05/27/2016
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05/26/2016
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I traveled about 35.9 miles today.
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Posted: 05/26/2016
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05/25/2016
Biking Journal

Long ride along the Erie canal today from Rochester to Lockport. Mostly gravel trail, but very flat. Still made good time, but my bike got dusty, so I cleaned it off this evening and adjusted the brakes a little.
I really can't say enough nice things about Eric, Rachel, and Abby (who I stayed with in Rochester). They were so kind to let me stay with them, and I really hope to keep in touch with them in the future. Good luck on the D.C./Pittsburgh!
Tonight I'm staying in Lockport with Nancy. Though she doesn't bike, Nancy opens up her home to many, many cyclists in the warm showers network who are on their way to Niagara Falls. She gave me a little tour of the intricate lock system along the Erie canal (the town is called Lockport for a reason), which was absolutely fascinating. The picture is me standing in front of a working recreation of an original wooden lock gate. Each door of the gate is made of white oak and weighs 5 tons. The railing in the right of the picture is the original railing, and there are deep grooves worn in it and in some of the stone blocks from barge ropes being passed over and pulled on.
Niagara falls tomorrow!
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05/24/2016
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05/23/2016
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I traveled about 49 miles today.
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Posted: 05/23/2016
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