The remains of a lock, near where we entered the trail.
The canal was always immediately to our left, but often the Raritan River, and later the Millstone River, was immediately on our right. Sometimes felt like we were threading a needle.
Occasionally there were low spots, sluice ways, which were designed to keep the canal from getting too full. They were not fun to ride across.
Towards the end, the canal path got rather soft and muddy. Our trailer tells the tail.
Oct 1. Fall is definitely catching up to us. The skies were heavily overcast all day, and while it did not rain, the temperature did not climb over 62F either.
Our first task was to retrace our route into Rocky Hill, and then head into Princeton.
Getting ready to leave the hotel.
Some beautiful homes in Princeton.
After we got through Princeton, and in various ways, we both kind of screwed up today, and caused us to accrue "bonus miles." That is to say we became misdirected and almost lost on several occasions. The result was that we added 12 miles to our planned 48 mile ride. The good news is that we still got to our motel before 3 PM, and we both felt that we could have ridden further.
Tomorrow is a short day, 38 miles to Vineland, NJ.
2 comments:
Finally catching up to you tonight. 70 days out and still living the dream. I am so glad for your both. Hurry south with the weather!
Looks like we will just miss the effects of hurricane Matthew. Friday, the day we arrive at our son's home in Alexandria,the chance of rain is 10%. On Saturday the chance of rain is 80%.
We will fly home 10/12, and fly back to Alexandria on 10/24. Hope the weather continues in the 60's.
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