Day 6 started with the challenge of getting all our gear down two flights of narrow stairs at the Walcott Hotel! Once that was accomplished it was off to McDonald's for breakfast.
The morning was sunny but cool and the West head wind was pretty light early on. We started out on highway 104 which is a pretty main road but traffic was light and all the major roads have a really wide paved shoulder. The roads have been really good here.
After a little while we turned off the main road and found Ridge Rd, which basically runs parallel to 104 but is much less busy. The first few hours were pretty uneventful, which was nice. We saw lots of Apple orchards and encountered a few rolling hills, but nothing like yesterday.
We hit up another Subway in a small town and had half a sub to keep us going. Soon we were at the out skirts of Rochester and we headed south to avoid downtown and find the Erie Canal Trail.
After a short while we manage to find the Canal Trail and met a local cyclist who was interested in our travels. We chatted for a bit and rode with him on the trail for a while. He was on his way to work, so he took off and we crusied on at a slower pace. We came across one of the many locks on the Canal, so we stopped and had a little break to eat the rest of our Subway.
After a little rest we headed on to Brockport, which was pretty much right on the Canal trail. The canal trail was really nice, the first 15+ km in Rochester were all paved and was really nice riding along the water.
West of Rochester the pavement ended but the trail was hard pack gravel that was just about as smooth as some of the roads we've been on. So we continued on and followed the Canal trail right into Brockport. It was nice not dealing with any cars and just cruising along.
Once we hit Brockport we found our hotel and were happy it was much nicer than the Wolcott Hotel!
Today was a nice day, not too long and again we had nice roads and a wonderful trail to ride on. The drivers in New York state seem to be much better at sharing the roads with cyclists and always wait to pass and give you lots of room. Seems much better than Ontario.
All said, it was a little over 120 km on the bike.
Looking forward to getting back to Canada tomorrow and seeing my wonderful wife Marissa and my little boy Jack!
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