Short summary (May 14th, 2022):
We cycled around 58 miles / 93 km in about 9 hrs.
After leaving Hartford, we quickly arrived again on nice bike trails first along US 384 and then an old railway track for about 30 miles. In Willimantic, we left the greenway and followed small roads until Plainfield – this as we got no hotel on the greenway route for tonight.
Leaving Hartford, we first followed a short river trail and came then to the Charter Oak Greenway.
During a break, we enjoyed the nice biscotti from Skappo we received there as a present. Thank you again!
Then, we came to the Hop River State Park Trail that follows an old railway.
On this section, we accidentially met Barbara and Beverly from the Connecticut Greenway Committee. What a nice encounter! And thank you for enabling such an experience!
And we also got a good tipp – to have lunch in Willibrew, the brewery in Willimantic in the old Post Office. Normally, we wouldn‘t have a beer for lunch, but in that case – it was simply a must-do.
After Willimantic – small roads and lots of hills.
And shortly before Plainfield – the road we wanted to take under construction so we had to take a detour …
In Plainfield we had dinner at Mr Z‘s – check out the meat-pasta ratio in the lasagne 🙂
Hattet Ihr eigentlich schon Kontakt mit Leidensgenossen, die die lange Tour auch machen?