Today we woke up to a beautiful morning on the Hudson River by a historic ice house, and learned how ice was once harvested from the frozen water and transported for daily life. We took off of some quiet country roads before rejoining the Empire State Trail, a great bike path that took us all the way to Albany. Before arriving in the capitol city we got some delicious late morning ice cream cones. Two flat tires slowed us down, but we kept our spirits high! Albany greeted us with refreshing light showers after the day’s heat and humidity. We toured the State Capitol building, a massive and beautiful building with intricate stone carvings and loaded with interesting history. We got a tasty dinner at a local restaurant before heading to our hotel for the night, excited for comfortable beds and a chance to sleep in after lots of early starts and big mileage days!
