i posted a few things to my instagram and youtube.
also doing laundry tonight
my instagram hunneymandc
the tugboat is very popular on youtube for some reason. the algorithm must be pushing it. most views i've gotten. well over 700 last time i looked.
got my camping spot by the welcome center downtown.
in the screenshot above, i'm the blue dot
currently sitting by the canal in my mini chair, writing this blog. will go over to the bar for buffalo chicken salad and a beer. going to walk over in my crocs, my bike shoes are still soaked
the main reason i stopped was the grit coating my bike's drivetrain, it was making horrible crunching sounds. they didn't have a garden hose here at the welcome center, but the nice older gentleman working there is going to donate one now. he was shocked at how caked my bike was and he mentioned other bicyclists coming through had asked for a place to wash their bikes.
the welcome center has a bathroom open 6a.m-9p.m. with a shower. i already used the shower. nice and warm. glorious. crocs ftw! (for the win) the floor was a little yucky, not horribly, just glad i wasn't barefoot.
i've got the tent set up and i've got my rain pants and towel drying on it. looks like a yard sale, but that's touring life.
my folding keyboard is nice and small , but you can't type on your lap while sitting in a chair with it. so i cut a piece of coroplast sign board for rigidity. super lightweight. makes the chair worth bringing. i'm enjoying the cool breeze by the canal and the walkers are starting to go by across the way.
I also setup the chair earlier today under a bridge when i was waiting out a heavy downpour. very comfortable. glad i brought it. and the leg that came loose was easily fixed. long live the kilosgear chair!
back to Brockport
i don't think this would be a good camping spot unless you have my earbud/single ear muff setup for sleeping. being downtown, and the bridge 50 yards away, it's going to be noisy.
but....i didn't feel like biking 2 miles out of the way to the Best Western, and I definitely didn't want to deal with the wet canal trail anymore today. by the time i get moving tomorrow, it'll have dried out a lot. i'll probably just bike through Rochester tomorrow and camp at a lock between Rochester and Syracuse. Saturday, i'll shoot for Syracuse but it may be too far. i might have to settle for the last lock site to the west of Syracuse.
i still did some tweaking of the saddle position. basically ended up where i was yesterday, just with the seatpost lower. Progress though. a slightly sore butt is a great way to find the most comfortable position. Immediate feedback. it's getting better and not worse, so that's the important thing.
Leather Brooks saddles are supposedly the most comfortable, but I have to get my weight down to 225 first. they max out at 100 kilos or 220lbs. 225 should be close enough, they always have a fudge factor on weight limits. The break in on those suck though, but once broken in, you don't even need to wear cycling shorts (supposedly). Just raw dog it! Lol
as i leave town tomorrow i'll swing by the brockport lowes to get a new usb battery charger/ power station. crisis averted. with the nearby power charger at my campsite, i can charge up my phone and bike computer tonight.
beer and food are calling to me. ttyl (talk to you later). also drank 2 ipa's and ate some pretzel bites before this buffalo chicken salard.