Day #47
Wednesday September 26, 2007
Grand Island, NY to Potsdam, NY
334 miles today (23,798 – 24,132)
9,565 miles total
0 new states today
25 states total
What a lousy night last night was. I slept with both windows and the door of the cabin open. The humidity made it impossible to sleep. Also, the thunder and lightning flashes made it difficult to drift off. About the time I would, then “BOOM!” went the thunder. I could see the other cabins when the lightning would flash. I finally got up about 4AM and checked for internet service. Finally had a signal and a connection. I checked some mail for a while, then laid back down trying to get my back to ease up. I don’t know what I’ve done, but it is on the verge of getting me in serious trouble.
It was still dark when I hit the shower, got dressed, and had all my gear packed up. I read some, waiting for 8:00AM to roll around so I could retrieve my “Blue Ice” I had set in the KOA freezer. I’ll buy ice at night when it’s cooler, and put my Blue Ice in the campground’s ice box in the store for the next day. So far, no one’s refused. I’ve never been refused ice for my water jugs in the convenience stores/truck stops either.
I got out of Grand Island early just after 8AM. I headed north up I-190 and NY 18 where I paralleled Lake Ontario. The road was wide and open, but went through a lot of little towns at first. After my 2nd gas stop, I hit the NY State Parkway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Scenic Highway. It was a beautiful, serene countryside ride. I kept my raingear on all day, but rode on dry highways nearly all day. I had lunch in Oswego, NY before turning north on I-81. I had hoped to make Watertown, NY at least, and sure enough I made that and had lots of time to spare. So I pressed on to Potsdam, a small college town with only 3 motels. 2 were mom & pop owned, and one was a big and fancy, presumably expensive, “inn” right next to the college. I headed back to the beginning of town, after riding all the way through, and pulled in a car dealership to ask directions. They confirmed there were only 3 in this town and I’d have to backtrack if I wanted more choices. I took my chances with the Smallings Motel on the west end of Potsdam, and it proved to be a great choice. It is clean, neat, spacious and THERE’S WIRELESS SERVICE that works! I’ll try to post on the blog some while here.
It never did rain on me today, but I did ride 20 minutes or so on very wet pavement where it must have just rained heavily a few minutes prior. The wind today though, was terrible! It is the wind before the storm that’s chasing me. We’ll see in the AM if everything’s all wet!
25 states total
What a lousy night last night was. I slept with both windows and the door of the cabin open. The humidity made it impossible to sleep. Also, the thunder and lightning flashes made it difficult to drift off. About the time I would, then “BOOM!” went the thunder. I could see the other cabins when the lightning would flash. I finally got up about 4AM and checked for internet service. Finally had a signal and a connection. I checked some mail for a while, then laid back down trying to get my back to ease up. I don’t know what I’ve done, but it is on the verge of getting me in serious trouble.
It was still dark when I hit the shower, got dressed, and had all my gear packed up. I read some, waiting for 8:00AM to roll around so I could retrieve my “Blue Ice” I had set in the KOA freezer. I’ll buy ice at night when it’s cooler, and put my Blue Ice in the campground’s ice box in the store for the next day. So far, no one’s refused. I’ve never been refused ice for my water jugs in the convenience stores/truck stops either.
I got out of Grand Island early just after 8AM. I headed north up I-190 and NY 18 where I paralleled Lake Ontario. The road was wide and open, but went through a lot of little towns at first. After my 2nd gas stop, I hit the NY State Parkway and the St. Lawrence Seaway Scenic Highway. It was a beautiful, serene countryside ride. I kept my raingear on all day, but rode on dry highways nearly all day. I had lunch in Oswego, NY before turning north on I-81. I had hoped to make Watertown, NY at least, and sure enough I made that and had lots of time to spare. So I pressed on to Potsdam, a small college town with only 3 motels. 2 were mom & pop owned, and one was a big and fancy, presumably expensive, “inn” right next to the college. I headed back to the beginning of town, after riding all the way through, and pulled in a car dealership to ask directions. They confirmed there were only 3 in this town and I’d have to backtrack if I wanted more choices. I took my chances with the Smallings Motel on the west end of Potsdam, and it proved to be a great choice. It is clean, neat, spacious and THERE’S WIRELESS SERVICE that works! I’ll try to post on the blog some while here.
It never did rain on me today, but I did ride 20 minutes or so on very wet pavement where it must have just rained heavily a few minutes prior. The wind today though, was terrible! It is the wind before the storm that’s chasing me. We’ll see in the AM if everything’s all wet!
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