Biking Across America - 2001

Week 1: June 9 - June 15
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	June 9:  We arrived at Coast Guard Beach Saturday morning about 9:30, our starting point.
	June 9:  After reattaching the wheels and seats, we marked the start of our journey by dipping the rear wheels in the Atlantic Ocean.
	June 9:  (I thought they were supposed to ride!)
	June 9:  The tracks from the Atlantic Ocean. Will they eventually connect to the Pacific Ocean?
	June 9:  After dipping the wheels, we loaded up the bikes and attached the trailer.
	June 9:  We're smiling!
	June 9:  Heading off the Cape over Sagamore Bridge!
	June 9:  The Cape Cod Canal from the crest of the Sagamore Bridge.
	June 9:  Our first campsite, Miles Standish State Forest in Massachusetts.
	June 9:  Same campsite, different tent.
	June 10:  Going through Newport, on the way to the ferry.
	June 10:  Near the ferry port.
	June 10:  The ferry ride across Narragansett Bay.
	June 10:  The Sony catamaran. Wonder how many playstations that cost!
	June 10:  The bridge we couldn't cross.
	June 12:  Leaving home after an overnight stop. Even after just two days, the food and beds were welcomed.
	June 14:  Steve stretching after an ice cream stop between Albany and Schnectady.
	June 14:  Hmmmmm Is the free air for the preferred smokers?.
	June 14:  Saving the turtle from becoming a traffic bump.
	June 14:  Ed's bike waiting for the front tire to be repaired...notice the convenient split kickstand.
	June 14:  Repairing the first flat, but just in case, we could buy that other bike.
	June 14:  Marge and 'Montana Matt' at the Rome-Verona KOA.
	June 15:  Morning mist over the old Erie Canal
	June 15:  Steve cooling off on the porch of a B and B near Sodus, NY with no one home and no vacancies, but a nice rocker.