day 28

Back in the USA!!!!  They let us back in!! Who'd a thunk it!!  Well we took our last look at Niagra Falls this morning as we crossed the Rainbow Bridge back into the USA!  They started down the street Main Street USA! 

It was nice country roads rolling and winding thru the country side much like in MN.  We came along a country road that was canopied with trees and ran along a stream.  When what did we see but a Zebra peering thru the trees.  So we had to stop and check it out.  I went to take a photo of it and a man was walking down the driveway so I asked him if it was ok?  He said yes and invited me to see his sculpture garden in his yard.  As it turned out he and his wife were both artists and had the whole yard set up as their Gallery.  They gave tours in the summer months! 

So I went to get my mom out of the RV and we spent a good 45 minutes visiting with him and taking the tour.  She was an art teacher at a deaf school and he was a professor at RIT.  He had written several books and one was just published a few weeks ago called the " Good Teacher"  It was quite interesting and truly the highlight of the day. 

Well the day was a treat for me!!  Julie

Niagara Falls NY to Phelps NY - 123 miles.  We're still on schedule!  We understand some of our followers were betting we wouldn't make our destination today.  We have been so fortunate with the weather!  With rain apparently all around us, we didn't get a drop.  We had cool temperatures today with a brisk wind from the north; we were happy to be wearing long sleeves.  We have been in our own little world, pretty isolated from the rest of the world.  We do occasionally check the day's weather when we can.  It looks like the weather for the next few days will be favorable. 

Again, Julie selected a set of great roads.  Nice country roads with little traffic and a nice smooth surface.  The road signs made it easy to navigate and the Garmin was working flawlessly.  As usual, the sights were interesting.  To me, the morning was a visit of oddities - a pet camel, two farm houses with big Greek columns.  The highlight of our day was Oatka Trail, a twisty turney road along Oatka Creek.  Woods on both sides of the road, the road that Julie and Mary Lou got their tour of a sculpture garden.  The wildflowers bring color to the ditches.  We have fun checking out all of the rustic old barns.  We passed many little roadside tables, selling sweetcorn, tomatoes, cukes, etc.

It's hard to believe we're closing in on the Atlantic.  Only four days of riding left!  We're looking forward to the sights of the next few days.  Tonight we're staying in the Cheerful Valley Campground.  We're cheerful and always anxious to start the next day.
Roe