Day 2 Danbury, CT to Mt Olive NJ

23 July Saturday week 1
The alarm seemed to come earlier than the 5:30 AM it was set for after getting to bed after midnight.  A late arrival at our motel and the need to change our route took gobs of time. 

We hit the road after a not so tasty motel continental breakfast and crossed into NY State.

First order of business after we hit the road was to find a pharmacy for Ken. He needed some diaper rash ointments badly.  Playing in the Fire Departments water spray then riding with wet shorts yesterday was a bad idea.  Lose your rumpus on a bike and you are finished.

The approach to Bear Mountain bridge over the Hudson was loaded with summer traffic.   Crazy New York and Jersey drivers made for a little white knuckle riding.  Once over the bridge the traffic eased. 

We ran into a couple from the Netherlands on their bikes touring America.  This was their second trip to the US to tour by bicycle.  We offered them some routing information and then parted ways.

The next part of the days ride was on some beautiful roads that a fellow rider Art from New Your had plotted for us.  They were great roads with almost no traffic.

The temperature was already in the low 90’s by 11AM. A layer of clouds blocked the sun making the high temperature much more bearable thane yesterdays roasting.

We crossed into New Jersey just as the air started heating up a little more. Everyone took in plenty of salt today and the cramping from the day before was gone.  Our day ended at Mt Olive New Jersey,

 100.2 Miles

6903 Feet of Climbing

Mix of Clouds and sun 95 degrees