|
by Sharon Bouchonville
6 Days
Day 1
A day in Buffalo, New York: Tour of Niagara River
27 miles
I have been planning for this
trip for almost a year. The journey started in Elyria where I loaded
myself and my bike on an Amtrak train and went to Buffalo. Then I rode
my bike home, camping along the way.
I got on the train at 2:38 am in Elyria, and arrived at the Buffalo
station at about 7:15. Arriving in Buffalo, I thought the train would
never stop at the station. But it did, and it took me about 15 minutes
then to set up my rig. I was eating breakfast at Alton's on Walden
Street in Buffalo by 7:45.
I arrived at Best Western Hotel on Delaware Street at 9:00, tired from
lack of sleep. I asked the clerk what time I could check in, and she
said 2:00. Then I asked if I could leave a piece of luggage at the
hotel, since I had a reservation and was going to check in later. So she
changed her mind and let me check in immediately. I took advantage of
that by sleeping for three hours.
Next I went out to ride across the Peace Bridge. Originally, I had
planned to ride up to Niagara Falls on Sunday. But I changed my mind; it
was just too rainy and cold. So I just went for a tour of the Niagara
River. As I was riding up Porter Avenue toward the bridge, I noticed a
big parade up ahead. "Wow" I thought, "they didn't have
to have a parade just because I came to town!" But as I got closer,
I saw a banner in the parade that read "Gay Pride Day". I
guess the parade wasn't being held in my honor after all.
All in all, I had a very nice ride along the Niagara River in Canada.
Afterward, I took a shower and went in search of food. I had an
absolutely delicious meal of Broccoli Pasta at the TOWNE Restaurant.
back
next
|
|
