Mileage: 54.2; 4,369 total
Steve and I were so confortable at Susan's and Dick's home that it was hard to break away on Sunday morning. But by about 11 AM we said our goodbyes and set off. Here is a picture of Susan and Dick, with Steve, taken right before we left. (Any old high school friends may be struck, as I was, by the Susan's resemblance to her brother Court.)
We were soon enjoying a beautiful bike path headed south to Albany (spoiled only by a 45 minute delay to repair a flat tire that I got from a piece of broken glass). Before long, we had a trailside conference with Jim and Ann (see photo, below), who were headed north. Jim and Ann are from the San Francisco area, and had ridden from there to Bar Harbor, Maine, and were now on their way back toward the West Coast, planning to bicycle as far as possible until they would need to catch a flight to be home in mid-November. What a couple! They sure know how to enjoy their recent retirement! They are already planning a six-month bicycle trip in Australia in 2009.
A replica of Henry Hudson's ship, the Half Moon, was tied up along the Hudson River in Albany. While Steve took a tour of the boat I talked with Brian, a.k.a. "Bike Breaker" (I guess he is rough on bicycles). See photo, below. Brian is an abstract artist and avid bicyclist, currently riding a Raleigh track-bike.
We left Albany, crossed a bridge to the east side of the Hudson, and continued south.
After our late start and lots of distractions, we got into the artsy town of Hudson just after dark, and checked into a cheap motel (converted, 50 years ago, from a movie theater!) with a very good little restaurant not too far away.
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