Wooo rest! We certainly earned it. We got to sleep in, I made it to 9:45. College Jason would cringe at such a number, but it's the latest I've slept/will sleep for quite a while. We had a great breakfast and went into town to swim at a place called first dam and get lunch. The dam was fun and we ran into new friends Kaiya, Emily, and Abby. They were great and got lunch with us on Commons. It's kinda like Church St. but not as good. Sorry Ithaca, I love you, but you're not Burlington.
After lunch we headed to see some gorges. I was in full tourist mode with my camera and the views were breathtaking. We then fixed the bikes. It was weird because repairing the bikes was the top thing on my mind all day. It's become a lifestyle. We successfully changed a tire (that's for you Dave and JP), changed seat levels, put some air in the tires, and just generally provided some TLC. Then we went out to dinner at a place called Ciao. Solid.
For the nightcap we went back to the ice cream place Purity. Excellent, and the highlight of the night was getting to see Abby Gilbert who came to visit. I haven't seen her in a while and it was excellent to catch up and reconnect. It was wonderful and I am so glad she took the time to come visit.
Ithaca has been a blast but now it's time to move on. We're looking to get well past Corning, NY tomorrow and then into PA Friday. From there we're cutting southwest through Ohio in hopes of reaching our next significant destination of the Cincinatti area by early next week. The terrain gets flatter, the bikes are fixed, and my knee got rest- things are looking up.
Thank you so much to Carla and her family for being tremendous hosts. Words cannot express my gratitude and I hope you can get some satisfaction in making this trip possible.
We are still working on charity stuff. We finally got verified by google today, by the app will not work with blogspot according to our PR guy Woody. We are now setting up a paypal which will definitely work better. We just need to get verified and we will finally be able to get the ball rolling. Paper donations can be sent to Jason Parker at 69 summit st. Auburn ME 04210 and the funds will immediately be placed into the account. All money is going to make a wish, not greg or I.
Thank you everyone for the support and encouragement. It makes a huge difference, especially when adversity strikes. I am lucky to have such great friends and family.
If anyone has any connections in northwest PA, most of Ohio, or Southern Indiana please let us know! Staying inside is awesome for us. Continue to like the links and love the journey!
Love
Jason
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