We started at 6 am as usual. The hills started immediately and it was cool and slightly foggy. Traffic was light. It is very pretty in the Berkshires. We found a small quirky cafe for breakfast. The menu did not have prices which can be concerning. We had french toast (Ron) & 2 eggs/toast with 2 coffees. The total was $6.73! The conversation was good also.
We had more hills and stopped at a couple more country stores. We knew our day was slated to be short so we were in no hurry.
When we arrived in Northampton we were at about 35 miles. We had planned to stay there but it was a busy downtown and we decided to keep riding. There was a bike trail that would take us directly to Amherst. We asked a man in town how to access the bike path. After riding about 5 miles as the man had told us we asked a rider we met. We had been going in the wrong direction! The young man, Matt, led us back to were we needed to be. So our mileage ended up about 9 miles more than expected. It was a good bike path at least. We gave our blog address to Matt, so if he reads this. . .THANK YOU!
We were given suggestions on where to stay and we are in a nice Howard Johnson that was very reasonably priced.
5 comments:
I see you're still having adventures--and making the most out of you "errors!" I love reading your detailed accounts. Keep up the great riding and "reporting!"
This couple is RIGHTEOUS! Seriously cool people. Everything that is right with folks can be found in these 2. I'm the guy who rode with em to the correct part of the path. I hope to see these guys again someday. And if you read this, and find yourself in Noho again, make sure to come into Northampton coffee for a cup. I'll buy it for you!
~Matt~
@Matt
Thanks for helping out my parents when they got lost! :-)
So sorry if you have 3 of the same post from me. It happens to me when I use my Droid! When will I learn?!? Anyway, you two are awesome!
When you speek of the country stores it is hard to imagine as I have so much of the big city in my mind when you talk about the places back East. Thanks for the photos that build my schema.(Big educational word I had to use LOL)
What a hoot that breakfast for under 7.00! What about the tax?
Just add Matt to the list of wonderful people you have connected with on this trip that have made a big difference in your journey. Thanks Matt for taking care of my friends.
Are there lots of bike paths that connect places back there were we don't have those here?
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