Day 3 - Watkins Glen to Hammondsport

Slept pretty well again, but woke up to the sounds of truck traffic in the plant next door around 5am. Up and packed. Everybody else had the same idea about an early start to beat the heat, so the breakfast line at 5:45 was about a half-hour wait. I opted to skip it and grab something on the road instead. Left at 6:10, hit the top of the big climb out of town around 6:30. Grabbed an eclair and OJ at a convenience store before turning west up into the hills toward Keuka Lake. Stopped at a park in Penn Yan around 9am to adjust brakes that were inexplicably rubbing. The ride south on NY54 along Keuka Lake had a pretty strong headwind, but otherwise was very nice and gently rolling. Reached Hammondsport around 10:20 am, and the temperature was already 85 degrees. Staked out a spot with potential for late-day shade, and just hung out for awhile, since the luggage trucks weren't unloaded yet. Eventually, I helped them unload and got my bag and set everything up. Tonight's site is much more convenient to everything than last night's, a good thing if big storms threaten later. Had burgers in high-school cafeteria for lunch, and showered, just because it felt good. (I'll need another one about every 10 minutes.) Temperature was up to 94 as I walked into town to type this, and thunderstorms are likely from late afternoon on. Tonight, we're going on a dinner cruise on Keuka Lake (400+ people?) in air-conditioned comfort. Tomorrow is 63+ miles to Geneva, followed by a rest day or shorter local rides. Earlier thoughts about a 70-80 mile day around Canandaigua Lake on Thursday have all but evaporated at this point.

Will post more next time I find a library.

The numbers:
50.65 miles
Rolling time: 3:34:34
Elapsed time: 4:10
Average: 14.2 mph
Max: 39.6 mph