We got off to a late start this morning around 10 a.m.  Part of the bike trail was the towpath for the old Erie Canal.

The first 30 miles went by uneventfully; however, after that the roads were not as well marked and we missed a couple of turns.  We recovered quickly from most of these, but had one detour that cost us a total of 10 miles.  The next test for the day was what our mapping software labeled “seasonal roads”.  These roads consisted of gravel, dirt, and rocks for which mountain bikes would have been a better mode of transportation.  At one point we had a 10 mile stretch on a seasonal road which couldn’t end soon enough for us. Our sister, Renee, accompanied us in our car and met us in Amish country with a late afternoon lunch.

We had a beautiful ride through the Finger Lakes region which ended with a long downhill stretch.  At the bottom of the hill was the town of Watkins Glen which is located on Seneca Lake where we stopped for supper.

After supper, we had to climb back up the counterpart to the hill we had just come down.  After almost 11 hours of biking we turned in for the day.  We biked a total of 106 miles today; unfortunately, because of our 10 mile detour only 96 of those miles took us closer to our destination.   There were some frustrating moments during the day, but all in all, we made good progress towards our goal.

At the end of the day we’re tired but we’re glad that we can do something to help Karah. While Karah was eventually able to gain some measure of relief from her Ehlers-Danlos symptoms and return back to her family in Brazil, she still has on-going medical treatment needs which require financial support.  Currently she relies on a feeding tube for nutrition, and has several medications she must take daily.  Two of the medications are costly and not available in Brazil; consequently, they must be shipped from the U.S.

If you would like to partner with us in helping Karah, we ask you to make a donation per mile ridden by us on our way to church camp, or you can contribute any amount you’d like.

Miles	Donation per Mile	Donation Amount
476	.01	$4.76
476	.05	$23.80
476	.10	$47.60
476	.20	$95.20
476	.25	$119.00
476	.50	$238.00
476	.75	$357.00
476	1.00	$476.00