{"id":11834,"date":"2013-08-30T06:52:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T10:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=11834"},"modified":"2013-08-30T06:52:06","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T10:52:06","slug":"day-69-wednesday-august-28-ticonderoga-new-york-to-rochester-vermont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=11834","title":{"rendered":"Day 69. Wednesday, August 28 – Ticonderoga, New York to Rochester, Vermont"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fog was as thick as pea soup this morning\"\"<\/a> as we coasted the three mile downhill to the ferry. \u00a0All we saw of Fort Ticonderoga through the thick fog, was this sign on the way.\"\"<\/a>Amazing how peaceful the morning is in the deep fog,\"\"<\/a> as we waited for our ferry. \"\"<\/a>Eerie feeling silently creeping across the Lake Champlain in thick fog. \"\"<\/a>We rode ashore into Vermont \"\"<\/a>past peach and apple orchards\"\"<\/a> and beautiful churches.\"\"<\/a> The fog hung low for about an hour,\"\"<\/a>but the thick humidity stayed all day. \"\"<\/a> This is the second day in the Champlain Valley \"\"<\/a>and it is anything but flat as a valley should be,\"\"<\/a> but it is beautiful. \"\"<\/a> We rolled up and down the hills enjoying what we could see of the mountains in the distance.\"\"<\/a> Halfway through our ride we peddaled through the charming \"\"<\/a>college town of Middleburg.\"\"<\/a> Against our better judgement but knowing we needed fuel, we stopped for lunch at a wonderful Inn,\"\"<\/a> before we climbed the mountain ahead of us. \u00a0Right from the parking lot, we started our 11 mile climb into the Green Mountains.\"\"<\/a> A symphony of water rushing down the mountain\"\"<\/a> serenaded us as we climbed,\"\"<\/a>each small bridge lined with flowers.\"\"<\/a> As we inched up, the river got smaller \"\"<\/a>and the rushing of water was replaced by the pitter\/patter of rain drops. \"\"<\/a> We were glad to have the cooling sprinkle as we were drenched with humidity, and this was much more refreshing. \u00a0We had a few patches of 12 to 14% grades, but mostly just climbing with a few very short down hills to break it up. \"\"<\/a> It took us just over an hour and a half to complete the 1500 foot climb before our bumpy, rough road, almost sunny\"\"<\/a> but definitely beautiful\"\"<\/a> ten mile downhill; a great way to finish the ride. \u00a0There was a huge welcoming committee in the park \"\"<\/a>across from our bed & breakfast, where we enjoyed food and music until turning in\"\"<\/a>at nightfall.\n\t\t