Today we left Albany. We biked on a bike path along the Hudson for 5 miles, then went on to route 9. We stopped at a Price Chopper for lunch. After lunch we continued through a town on Saratoga Lake. We stopped on the bridge to eat ice cream, and to go bridge jumping into […]

Today was Trip Leader Aimee’s magnificent birthday.  We started off sleeping in until 8:00 a.m.  After a great buffet breakfast at the Holiday Inn we set off to see the New York State Museum. After exploring the museum for 2 and a 1/2 hours We had a delicious Indian buffet lunch. We then relaxed at […]

We woke up early after camping at a New York State park at 6:30. We packed up quickly and got out of camp by 8:00 a.m. After a 22 mile jaunt over the rolling hills of Rensselaer County we rolled into Albany at 11:00 a.m. Lunch was sandwiches, humus, fruit, along with a quart of […]

Leaving M Norrie State Park, today’s route became surprisingly straight, forwards. We soon stopped at Reinbeck to visit the farmers market. Locals could not stop being curious, and we received questions, advice, and even prayers. After some technical difficulties, (flat tires) we reached Hudson and ate pizza. To reach our campsite we had to bike in […]

Today a group made several stops both for shopping and sightseeing. We made a couple stops at bicycle shops where some people got new bike parts.  We biked along the beautiful Dutchess County Rail Trail until we reached the Walkway Over the Hudson. It is an old railroad bridge made into a pedestrian bridge. We […]

Today started off with the sound of Aimee’s flute waking us up to get us ready for the road ahead. We biked up high hills but the ride down was satisfying to make up for the trek up. Later we got some lunch and ate in a cool area. It was nice to take a […]

After meeting everyone at Dobbs Ferry, we started our day with the sun on our backs, quickly going for lunch supplies. We biked enthusiastically for a few hours on the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail, stopping for water and later dinner supplies. We took a few detours, through the Rockefeller Preserve lengthening our trip. At the […]

Montreal at last! Yesterday, we visited the Museum of Fine Arts, which was a great activity while it drizzled outside. Then we had our last big meal together at a nice restaurant down the street from the museum. Once the skies cleared, we hiked up Mount Royal to get a beautiful panoramic view of Montreal. […]

Today, four ambitious trekkers left the hostel at 8:00 in the morning for the highly anticipated century ride. We followed Le Route Vert out of Montreal, along the north side of the St. Lawrence River. After 50 miles, we took a ferry to the south side and got lunch at a  Tim Horton’s in the […]