80 miles, lots of hills

LBut still no rain.  It really looks like our luck will end tomorrow.  We had a hard ride today, but rewarding just for the sheer joy of riding.  We rode out at 6:30 am, and immediately had a great downhill swoop.  This was nice while it lasted, but it meant we soon were riding back up hill -- lots of climbing, into the Taconic Range, which becomes the Berkshires in Massachusetts, with about 5 miles of Vermont in between, our only three state day!  Both Ziva and I were meeting friends in Williamstown, and we were all trying to ride ahead of the rain. Consequently, about half the group arrived at the designated lunch spot well in advance of the trailer.  We picked up sandwiches at a cafe, rode up a few more hills, and had a great lunch by a lovely reservoir.  We arrived in Williamstown in time for an especially well-deserved ice cream before cleaning up to meet our friends.  I had a fine time with an audience to hear more about my adventures.

Our lovely lunch spot.  Food tastes so good when you a are hungry!

And a little fuel to get us the last mile to our hotel.