Heading for home

Since we had made the decision, along with Dale and Vicky, to only spend one night in Swanton, planning for leaving in the morning was a little simpler; we didn't have to coordinate timing for leaving together. Dale and Vicky were heading north into Canada and David and I were heading south and west.

Even with the non-planning both couples were ready to pull out early. David and I left the motel about 7 and had yet another quick breakfast at a McDonald's. In Swanton there just aren't many choices for dining. As we were heading across the bridges into New York, we saw Dale and Vicky a head of us but apparently they didn't have their CB radio on and didn't know we were that close!

After crossing into New York we picked up I-87 and took it to Albany where we picked up the New York Turnpike (I-90) and are stopped for the night at Syracuse.

Although the ride was uneventful as far as touristy stuff goes, the views today were great. I-87 runs through the edge of the Adirondack Mountains (see picture above of David cruising past some of the rock formations) and I-90 followed the Mohawk River for a while. Looking out over the hillsides at the farms and small villages was a treat to break up the monotony of the road.

Our ride today was about 340 miles. I'm not sure how many miles we will ride tomorrow but if we get tired, we will stop. We don't have a deadline to meet so we will take as many days to get home as it takes......