August 5th ... more photos

Fenway Park

August 5 ... this morning we visited my high school in Andover Mass, then it was off to Fenway Park .... I pedaled onto Yawkey Way at 2:17 pm then around the block to meet the support team at the Ted Williams and Teammates monuments. It was pure joy to be at Fenway with my bike. We took GianCarlo to the RedSox store to get his official game hat ... the exact same one that the players wear.

This blog ends here but not before I give the biggest hugs in the world to Nini, GianCarlo and Grace ... the greatest support team in the world.

August 5th ...

In a few hours the last stage of Le Tour de L'amerique will start. It is 57 days since the first stage left the start line under a bridge in Astoria Oregon.

more photos of the merrimack valley

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Brattleboro to Lowell Ma.

August 4th ... just one day left on the tour de l'amerique. Today the ride took me from Brattleboro to Lowell. During the first 40 miles some of the hills had 13 degree grades, more than any of rides in the cascade, sawtooth, teton or rocky mountains. The greatest support team in the world spent the day exploring the Merrimack River Valley and Lowell.

Tomorrow the tour will end at Fenway Park home of the Red Sox Nation.

Albany to Brattleboro Vermont

August 3 .... 76 miles ...4635 feet of climbing ..... well it has been a long time since I have had climbs like today. I used gears that I had not used since the Rockies. At one point there was a 10% grade. Well, this is why it is called the green mountain state. Lots of quaint villages and maple syrup stands everywhere. The support team explored Bennington and Nini posed with the local moose. Tomorrow, we head to Massachusetts.

little to albany

August 2 ... Richard and I set out in a pouring rain which more or less continued for the first 35 miles until we reached Amsterdam. Our destination was the Albany Airport because Richard had a 2:55 pm flight back to San Francisco. We made good time and reached the airport at about 1 pm where the support crew was waiting for us with a change of clothes... and Richard's baggage. Needless to say this is the best support crew in the world. This evening we headed to Albany to view the center and to eat blazing spicy burritos. Tomorrow, we head to Vermont

Baseball hall of fame

syracuse, rome and baseball in one day

this morning we visited syracuse university where my great aunt and my mother went to school. The old section of the campus is stunning. Then we went over to Rome (new york that is) and to San Pietro or Saint Peter's as they call it. After that, we headed to the vaticano of baseball, the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. On the way back, in the middle of Amish country, there was an outstanding Russian Orthodox Monastery.