June 21 2023

Today the ride was from Troy New York to Brattleboro, Vermont. We crossed over another state line. It was quite a hilly ride. I decided to ride in the sag for a bit and then get out and ride into the hotel. It was a great ride, except for the where we had road construction where it was all chopped up for repaving. I’m not sure how many miles it was but it felt like it was 100 but it was about 6 miles.  The ride itself was quite scenic as the scenery kept changing. Much different than the middle of the country where it was flat and you saw the same thing for miles and miles. Brattleboro is a quaint small town which from coming in it looked like a place I might want to come back and visit. 

Tomorrow we cycle to Burlington MA which is our last full day of cycling. Again, this is with mixed emotions. We are all feeling quite similar. We have all had a great time. We would like it to continue but then, on the other hand, we are all ready to go back to our lives. I am hoping to do most if not all of tomorrow. I would like to finish the tour completing the day. As stated before Friday, we dip our wheels into the Atlantic ocean in the tour officially is completed. 








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