TOP: Jamie, Gill, Jerry, Lisa, Lumpy meet for the ride start to Alfred U. Heather and Tom will join us in progress. It was designated "Yellow Day" in honor of the hatching of the yellow-bellied sapsucker this week.
2nd: Aunt Kathy with Niece Britany at her senior art show
3rd: The art is bigger than her back!
4th: Some of Brit's print art.
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This morning we started our Spring Road Trip '08 with a long ride from Rochester down to Alfred U, about 70-80 miles. A bunch of my cycling buddies met me at the start and along the way to escort me out of town. The idea was that I could get a few "wheel sucks" from them along the way to ease the trip, and get me there intact.
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That concept went to hell about 2 minutes into the ride when Lisa sprinted ahead with a shout of "Catch me if you can fat boy!". We chased her for about 5 miles, until she finally stopped to color her hair at the beautician. Then, Gill, overdosing on her daily dose of testosterone, HGH, steriods, and chocolate malted milk balls took off like a cannon shot. We probably would never have caught her, except for the fact that she saw a farmer roadside and tried to mate. We've really got to teach her some protocol one of these days. We rode to Lakeville together (~ 25 miles) and had stories to tell and lives to catch up on. Thereafter, Tom, Heather, and Jerry rode another 10 miles or so with me, and then I was off on my own...just in time for the wind to shift to a headwind, and two very large climbs to impede my progress.
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Hours later I showed up looking like a wet dog on my niece Brittany's doorstep, but ready to checkout her senior art show, have dinner, and meet some of her friends. After a quick shower, we went over to the art show. Now, if Lumpy knows anything, it's art...NOT! But, I have to say, some of the stuff was quite interesting to look at. There was paintings, ceramics, statues, and all manner of artworks. Probably something like several hundred artists in all. We spent a few hours there then headed over to the bustline metropolis of Hornell for an excellent outstanding dinner at Marianos...try it if you're every in the neighborhood. Why you'd be in the neighborhood, I don't know...
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Kathy and I drove a few hours after dinner, then bedded down for the night. Tomorrow....Dayton, O-H-I-O to see our old friends the Drivers.
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"Artwork'd Out" Lumpy out
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