Day Eleven

Well, we finally made it out of New York. We rode 90 miles from Salamanca, NY to Titusville, PA.

We had a pretty smooth first half of the day. We got lunch just before the border. There were some hills, but nothing too bad. When we finally crossed over into Pennsylvania, we were disappointed to not have a big "Welcome to Pennsylvania!" sign. All we got was a "Keep Pennsylvania Green" sign. Oh well, I guess that's what we get for taking back roads.

The day took a turn for the worst around 5:00 and about 25 miles to go. Jason got a flat tire. We were able to fix it relatively quickly, but it definitely set things in motion.

We took a turn down to Flat Road (which we were excites about, hoping that it was in fact flat) but found that it was dirt. If we have to do a short dirt road, we suck it up, but we were supposed to be on this for a while, so we decided to head back to the main road and take the long way around.

The bad thing about the long way around though is that is was hilly again. I know that Jason was certainly bummed about this, but I thought it was actually
kind of fun. It was basically like doing a sprint workout, with a rest on the downhills.

Eventually we made it to Titusville center. We stopped to grab dinner at Pasquales, a pizza and sub shop. They were the best! They gave us each a HUGE heaping portion of an incredible strawberry shortcake. And even better, about halfway through our order, the folks there decided to give us our meal for free. Some people are just too nice. So, if you're ever in Titusville, PA and need some food, now you know where to go.

Quite fittingly, the last 6 miles from Pasquales to Oil Creek Campground were terrible. We had about a mile and a half climb to about a 4 mile, very hilly, dirt road to the campground. But we eventually made it in around 9:45. Everything is wet here, so the fire was a no go, but hopes are high for a better day tomorrow.

Tomorrow: Hubbard, OH