We awoke about 6:15 and walked one mile to a nearby diner for breakfast. Neither Ruth nor I were impressed with the Diner so we'll not go back there tomorrow. It was ok but not worth a walk so once is enough.

Today was an awesome ride!!!

We did another of the Shamrock Tours. This one was a big looping ride from Glen Falls up through the Adirondack Park and stopping in Lake Placid before continuing home. We got going about 8 AM and did lots of riding along two lane roads. I did get lost twice during this ride and I think it was because I only had their tankbag maps, not the articles. I should have planned better for the whole ride.

In Lake Placid, we stopped at the Speed Skating rink where Eric Heiden (from Madison, WI; just north of where I grew up) swept the 1980 Olympics.

We then headed back to the Olympic Ski Jumping site. Being Austrian, Ruth HAD to see this site and see how many of her countrymen were named on plaques there. We paid the $10/person entry fee and parked the bikes. Ruth was immediately smitten.

We were both amazed to see them jumping. The jumpers would wear the same suit they were in the winter so it was hot for them. We chatted with one and then we climbed aboard the chair lifts to go to the bottom of the jumps. From there, we took an elevator to the top of the 120m jump. The guy running the elevator had a pretty boring job. It was reasonably cool outside but the elevator was hot and he never got to see anything. He was dozing off after pushing the button to go to the top.

At the top we were able to climb to see where the competitors stood. It was quite impressive and I don't think it was something I'd want to do!

Ruth spoke to a boy that was 11 years old and was jumping off the 90m jump. I wondered if we'd see him in the 2012 Olympics...

They also had a place for acrobatic jumpers to practice jumping into a pool. They turned on jets in the water immediately before the jumper went (perhaps to keep them from sinking into the pool too far??).

We then continued back to Rte 9 and then south to Lake George. We hung out for awhile and peoplewatched and then, when we got to the KOA, we walked to a local pub for a raddler (beer and sprite) before cleaning up for the night and hitting the hay...