At a break along Lake Ontario I snapped this photo of my riding partner Sandy. After leaving Niagara the route we followed in the "Empire Strikes Back" week of the Coast to Coast tour took us all along the coast of this massive Great Lake. When I made the C to C ride in 2001, we were very much inland and out sights were numerous chemical plants! This route took us through residential/seasonal homes. At one point there was a large garage sale taking place early one morning and as several of us rode by a lady yelled out, "Where are you headed?" We responded with "Boston!" Then, spontaneously the entire group of about ten people clapped and cheered loudly for us!! I do not think my fellow riders have a clear comprehension of the amazing physical challenge they have almost accomplished. When we reach Boston and one by one each of us dips his/her front tire in the Atlantic Ocean, the realization will hit people like a rock: each has bicycled across the US North American Continent!
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