Leah told me that yesterday as they peddled through Lakawana, New York they beheld a giant tumult on Lake Erie. Truly a sight to behold! A waterspout! A tornado over a body of water had formed sucking everything in it's path, primarily H2O and a few lampreys and sturgeon no doubt. They neglected to get a photograph so I've included an artists rendition. They crossed into Canada and spent the night at Fort Erie. For a moment they thought about staying until after the election in case McCain and Palin win, (god forbid), but after further rumination decided that it would be best to continue their journey.
Today, the first of October, 2008, LR and CR cruised pass the great Niagara falls on the frontier of New York and Canada. Leah called me and held the phone to the falls so I could hear the the roar of the falls. It sounded like she was running a bath. They viewed Horseshoe falls from the Canadian side and then bicycled across the U.S. border for a close-up of American Falls which actually falls up. They were quite excited to see (and hear) so much water in one place and I'm sure they had to pee afterwards.
They have about 400 miles to go to the NY-VT border which they will do at a leisurely pace as they are going to meet Kathy in Vermont on the 11th which gives them a lot of time to get there. Western New York is incredibly beautiful at this time of year so I think they'll be taking a few side trips, eating plenty of apples (it's harvest time) and digging the intense colors of the peak of autumn. Lucky, lucky, luck them.
SR
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