Sunday was a busy day

I got up early this morning and Mary Ellen drove me down to the Erie Canal by Bell Road. We were going to meet there to accompany a young man trying to earn a merit badge for Boy Scouts. He had to ride 50 miles and had not had much riding experience, so about 15 of us rode along to give him support. It turned out to be lots of fun, in spite of all the goof ups. The boy’s mom brought a bunch of bagels , bananas and trail mix for everyone. We were supposed to leave at 7 a.m. to beat the heat, but of course, by the time people went home for forgotten helmets, or had seats adjusted and tires pumped up, it was 7:30 a.m. before we hit the trail. We didn’t get 500 feet before we had to stop and pump more air. it took us 1 hour to go six miles! The poor scout leaders were suffering the most! The three young men with us were doing a great job. And what was cool was that the moms all drove ahead in the cars and met us a certain points to cheer us on and replenish our munchie supplies. It was a very enthusiastic group. When we got to Brockport, I got out and rode down 19 back to Mary Ellen’s because we wanted to go to the Corn Hill Art Festival. After I took a quick shower, we got on our way. We found a free parking spot on the street at the corner of Plymouth and Broad and walked about 4 blocks. He festival was well-visited but not overly crowded. But it was HOT! We walked around for a few hours and looked at things, grabbed a bite to eat and came back home. The. We hopped over to the neighbor’s for a swim. After we had cooled down, I came back and watched the World Cup final, which we had taped. Now I’m just about to study a little bit before I go to sleep.