No they are not booing folks, they are saying, "Moose!"

I am very happy to be back with the group and could not wait to start the day.
Once again Mrs. Letson was a wonderful host and served up a terrific breakfast for us. Two years in a row she has been there for our crazy pilgrimage and she does not let down. Thanks Little Letson for the oatmeal cookies and Timy for taking us out to Plan B.

Maybe it was the day off but I had the best ride of the whole trip today. The views were great. I love passing the farms and the farm stands on these roads. Blueberries and corn seemed to be for sale at countless of these little stands.

The rain did not bother me at all. I enjoyed the sounds of the the bikes going through the puddles and the mist the trucks would create as they passed us. Being in the back I got a good amount of splash back from the rear tire of whomever was in front of me at that time. It was like water squirting out of one of those pool noodles every couple of seconds. Was not that bad but every now and then some dirt or gravel would kick up and hit me as well.

We stopped to eat lunch at a pizza place in Fairfield. I stayed outside with the Billies and tried to get all the bikes tied up together. By the time I got in Alex and Liz had been in for a few minutes and had already spoken too the pizza owner and the cop that was in there. The cop asked who was a red sox fan and asked who was a Yankee fan. When he asked who the Yankee fan was he started to reach for the gun. That made me laugh.
Billy Quinn chronicled the encounter with one of the construction workers who hated Long Island Yankee fans. It is always comforting to know that the place you are from has a negative connotation to it.
Another construction worker mentioned how he rode his bike across the country when he was younger. He only had a ten speed bike and would sleep on the side of the road at times. College towns he said were great because you could always find a place to stay in them. He also mentioned that he rode in cut off jean shorts and that gave me a pretty good visual that I will keep for the rest of the trip.

Alex got a flat and we stopped at Northampton for a quick fix. The people at the bike shop were very helpful and courteous to us. One of the guys from the shop, Seth was very informative on the rivalry. It was very nice to interview a fan who has knowledge of the rivalry and the team. It has seemed like a long time since we interviewed a true fan. We were very lucky to run into him.

We are at Amherst now and just finished eating dinner at Liz's Aunt Debbie. The food was great and it is nice to be in a home where we can rest up. Two days in a row now, its great.

New Day tomorrow and we are a day closer to out goal