Day 16:

So after the late night camp set up we woke up early to a beautiful warm clear day. While we were packing up I went over to this lodge nearby to see if I could get hot water for oatmeal that I had. So I walk up and there are some people inside. I ask about the hot water and the guy says sure. Then he says how about some free pancakes. Wow, that caught me off guard and of course I accepted. These were not any pancakes. They were juneberry pancakes. There was a catch. We were at a local bird watching convention. There were binoculars everywhere. Everyone was very nice and it was some good morning entertainment watching the "birders" walk around and look up into the trees. Maybe, it is one of those things that you had to have been there to find the humor in it. Needless to say, I left there with a stomach full of pancakes. We continued on around 50 miles into the ride and stopped at Newtown. We asked a local where the best place for a good meal was. She pointed us to the bowling alley, where there was Better B's cafe. So John and I each had a couple of cokes, a double Bacon cheeseburger, salad, an extra order of fries and a cookie to top it off. As soon as we left John said how do you feel about ice cream, and of course I was in. So we went across the street. John had a banana split and I had a large strawberry milk shake, quite the lunch feast. Immediately after this we hit the road. The next 30 miles were incredibly uncomfortable for me. At one point I had to pull over due to side cramps. We did not let the food digest at all so we both felt the repercussions of our decision. But we finished strong into the town of Garrison, 122 mile day. Upon arrival we found a place to eat where we had fried chicken, salads, bread and baked potatos followed by more ice cream. There were two police officers eating there so John lined up a place for us to camp in the city park under shelter across the street.

Miles Biked Today: 122
Miles Biked Total: 1379