Today was a shorter day. We rode 60 miles along lake Erie to Brocton, NY. There we stayed so that the next day friends of our family could take us to Steamburg to see the town where part of my family came from on my mom's side. The ride along Erie was beautiful. There were still large masses of ice floating in the lake. Some even looked like icebergs. The roads we were on eventually became quiet as we moved further away from Buffalo. In fact by accident, while in Buffalo we ended up getting on the skyway... That was a nightmare... By the time we realized where we were it would have been too dangerous to turn around. So we kept going. As soon as there was an exit we got off quickly. It was pretty scary, and I'm glad the traffic wasn't too terrible. As I road down the exit ramp a police officer ended up pulling us over and telling us how what we did was illegal. She was a little heated at first, but as we told her our situation she rolled her eyes and got a good chuckle out of it. From that point on she was very helpful in helping us find an alternate route.
After that experience the day was a pretty quiet one. Nothing else really happened. Which sometimes is a good thing. Well, I did get another flat... So far I have totaled four flats. With the same tire too! I decided that maybe that tire was getting worn out. So I ditched it and put a brand new one on. Once we reached Brocton we were able to relax. It was nice to get off our bikes by about six that night. That night the family we stayed with were very generous. They even played us songs on the accordion, which was really cool!
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