Friday, May 11, 2018

Day 13 – Niagara Falls,NY to Irving,NY


Date: 11.05.2018

Altitude: 1341.9 ft (409 m)
Distance: 72.40 mi (116.51 km)
Total Altitude: 27890.4 ft (8501 m)
Total Distance: 705.04 mi (1134.64 km)


Back on the bike, after a day of rest. It was easier than I thought to get back on the bike, it was a lot harder to leave that great B&B. It would be great if every accommodation would be as nice, but tonight's Motel is the total opposite. At least it's cheap and I only need to spend one night here.

I left this morning on my way to Irving,NY, after a good breakfast with baked beans, bacon and scrambled egg. Over breakfast I had a nice conversation with one of the other guests. Actually that was already the highlight of the day, the rest of the day I couldn't really enjoy. Today's route went mainly through residential areas, starting out in Niagara Falls, through Tonawanda , Buffalo, Orchard Park and than Hamburg until I finally reached lake Erie, after about 50 miles. Luckily some of the route from Niagara Falls to Buffalo went on a separate bike path along the Erie Canal. When I finally reached Lake Erie, I was a bit disappointed. Although the road was, for most of the time, right by the Lake you couldn't really get to the Lake or see it for that matter. Almost the whole time the lake view/access was blocked by lakefront properties. It took quite a while to find a spot to get to the lake. Let's see how it will be tomorrow, my route tomorrow will stay for the whole day right besides the lake.

Conclusion for the day:

Some days are just not as good as others.











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