Heading out

This trip seems so laid-back compared to the last few years. It seems odd to not have our route prescribed by the goal of reaching the east coast. In the interest of being gone a little less time and keeping things simple, we decided to revisit the Adirondack region, one of our favorite places fromt the past and the site of both part of our honeymoon and our first bike trip together. After we had decided on the locale, we realized that that first bike trip was exactly thirty years ago, in 1981. We left home today and are now relaxing at the Quality Inn at State College. Tomorrow, we'll complete the driving to Schenectady and set out Wednesday on a counterclockwise loop around the Adirondack State Park. We are looking forward to seeing some of the places we have such good memories of and possibly reconnecting with our friend Brenda, who is now 86. We met Brenda on that first trip at a campground on the Schroon River. She is now living in Old Forge after years of Florida life, and will be in her camper in a campground a few miles north of where we first met. In any case, we are off to a good start.