I like riding on my bike ( Archived) (80)

The Harlem Valley Rail Trail goes right alongside the CT border. The trail passes by the old Sharon Station which is just a few stones throw from Sharon, CT and is now a residential house. Here is a website about Sharon Station with current and historical pictures.

Across the street from the Bash Bish Falls path is Saint John's In The Wilderness Church where my Father was baptized and my Grandmother who was half Mohawk/Iroquois and was born not far from here. The Church has a small pedal powered pipe organ in it.

Hi Harbottle, I've cycled through the UK and I loved it.

When I arrived at Harwich by boat, I first followed the highway, only when I returned home I saw there was a cycling path between Harwich and London. From London went to Basdingstoke via Egham, then on to Salisbury, Dorchester, Beer, Seaton, Exceter and finally Okehampton. Unfortunately I hadn't the right bike for the UK so it didn't work out the way I wanted to. Was planning to travel through Dartmoor national park to Land's end and then return and go into Wales. But I loved my trip never the less. And most of the way I had good cycling paths too. Ever want to cycle through the Netherlands? Then I can plan a route for you, depends on how much you like to ride in one day and what you want to see.

I never had any drivers lessons, so I'm used to cyle till now, Guess I have cycled the world around at least three times.

Wow, PeKaatje, you sound like a very ambitious cyclist. I think cycling in the Netherlands would suit me; I understand it's quite flat. I live at the lowest point of my local area, and everywhere is uphill from here. I think none cyclists underestimate how demanding hills are for the more mature cyclist. It doesn't take much of a gradient to take the wind out of my sales.

Well often it's the only suitable option for me, I don't feel pretty in a car, for I am tall and always have problems with my legs, getting in and out of the car etc. I use my bike almost everyday, I live in a small village and shops are 2 km's from where I live. I could walk it if I would but carrying two full bags of groceries home is too much of a punishment. Especially when there's no safe route for walking, except if I walk 1.5 km extra. Where cars are allowed to drive 30 kmph they drive 70, 50 becomes even 130 sometimes. And the pigs ain't doing anything.

In 2001 I was planning to go to the soccer Final, between Utrecht and Feyenoord Rotterdam, guess what, (before the match I would visit an uncle and aunt who lived not to far away from Rotterdam where the match was played), I arrived at 1 pm at the station but there were problems with the railroad, so when I finally got a train it was 16.30 p.m. and in the train I heard Feyenoord was 3-1 behind and the match was almost over. So I only visited my uncle and aunt that day, watched the last minutes of the match and went home. Since that day I avoided trains in the Netherlands for at least 15 years. Now sometimes I use them, but not more than 3-4 times a year.

Since I got my ebike that is a little problem, for I can't recharge the battery at night when I'm somewhere far away.