Perfect Weather = A Perfect Welcome to Our Last State

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[One more state to go!]

[More Seagulls!]

[The World War?...Must Be Pre WWII]

[An Old Train Engine in Hamburg, NY]

[Quido poses in front of Ralph Wilson Stadium]
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Today we entered our last state that we plan on visiting during our cross country excursion. It didn't take us long to reach the Pennsylvania/New York border. When we did we found a sign, a vinyard, a country club, and two young bikers from Indiana. After a brief conversation with the fellas from Indiana (who were on their way to Maine), a couple of snap shots of the Welcome to New York sign, and a quick watering of the grapes we headed into New York. The weather was fabulous. The sun was shining, the temerature never got above 85, and the humidity was way down. It was great weather to go for a bike ride. Our route kept us along Lake Erie. We stopped in Dunkirk for a break in a park where they had a wonderful war memorial with monuments to past wars and fallen soldiers including one for The world war. It had been erected prior to the second world war, and we thought that was interesting. The park also overlooked several docks that were covered with seagulls. We continued along the lake until we finally got a glimpse of downtown Buffalo. At that point we turned inland (an uphill) heading for Orchard Park. We reached Orchard Park after having come 95 miles only to find that we needed to continue for another 5 miles to reach the "motel" district. This was located just down the street from Ralph Wilson Stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills. Our century ride complete, we showered and walked about a mile down to Danny's. The food was good, the service was excellent, and the decorations were eye catching. We sleep tonight in the air conditioned comfort of our room at the Red Carpet Inn. Don't let the name fool you, it's really not all that nice and the carpet isn't even red, but it was the cheapest place in town.