Johnstown, NY

We left Indian Lake after a breakfast sandwich at Stewart's and cliiiiiimbed out of town. The elevation profile on the map promised easier riding than we had for the past couple of days, but it was hard to prove it by us. There were no major climbs, but a lot of roller coaster. Still, the scenery was gorgeous, and for the most part the roads were wonderful, two lanes with a nice wide shoulder and not heavily traveled. We pushed along for 20 miles, had breakfast again, since it was only 10:00 a.m. and hard to find someone willing to make lunch that early, and finally arrived in Canada Lake. By that time it was 2:00, and I was excited to see the first sign of civilization: a deli that had pastrami! We enjoyed lunch, the 3G signal and wifi from the general store there. Several people commented on the tandem, and we had some good conversations. After this fortifying stop, we climbed back into the saddles determined to make Gloversville, where we had Googled a Holiday Inn. The hotel was actually in Johnstown, NY which made a 75-mile day, long but somehow not as tough as the day before. We luxuriated in the 500-count sheets, Bob used the pool, we had a great dinner at their restaurant and at least I had a good night's sleep. Bob said he awoke at 3:30 and didn't fall back to sleep. Perhaps his head was full of planning for the next phase: we are considering a side trip (in the car) to NYC, an antidote to all the nature we've been exposed to lately.