Time: 5h10m13s
Distance: 123.17km
Avg Spd: 23.8km/hr
Climbing: 617m
Today was tough for me. I didn't think I went too hard yesterday, but I had nothing left in my legs today. The Top Guns wanted to ride together, but it was tough keeping the pace going.
We stopped for second breakfast at Eli's in Schuylerville, Saratoga for a delicious omelet. Mark blazed on ahead of us, and missed out as a result. Turns out this cafe, as well as the thrift store down the street were run in partnership with the Community Church that was also located on the street. (The thrift store did not have the movie we are searching for... our quest continues).
Most of our day was spent riding alongside the Hudson River, following the Champlain Canals. We started at Lock #12 and almost made it to Lock #1 in Albany.
Crossing the river at Albany was pretty sweet, too.
A bit of excitement came 4km from camp when Brandon snapped his chain going up the second last hill. We tried to break it open and shorten it up, but my tools were insufficient, and we didn't have the muscles to make it work. He ended up walking/scooting his bike up the hills, coasting down them, and I pushed him along on the flats. We made it to camp only a few minutes later than we otherwise would have. I think he's out now trying to find a bike shop to get a replacement.
Camp is at the Albany YMCA, so we had a sweet swim and hot-tub experience, and are now sitting around the building updating our blogs and checking our Facebooks.
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