If we had a nickel for every empty mini liquor bottle we’ve seen on the side of the road we could help pay off the national debt. 😂 Ok so we might need a quarter for each one; the debt is getting up there. 💸. Some peeps call them shotskis; up here they are called nips. We call them trash and they are all over.
It’s not the first thing we noticed here in Connecticut. The bicycle friendly roads have wide shoulders and the drivers are uber courteous. The trees, waterways and rural towns we cycle through make for a solid ride.
And the elevation is no joke for these Indy legs. We cycled up and down 4,754 feet of hills yesterday, some of that due to an impassable bridge detour that added five miles to our day. Check the video to see how that all played out.
We crossed the Appalachian Trail just outside of Salisbury which was pretty cool and finally saw the sun when we got to our campsite at Taconic State Park.
So long Connecticut. 👋🏻 Hello New York! After our push-ups, planks, prayers and packing up we have a nearby coffee shop and 10 miles of a rail trail to kick off the day. Yay!
And PS: If you flew on a plane in the 60’s and 70’s it’s likely you received a shotski for free. 😉
Keep Calm and Pedal On 
Tom , you look like Adam in hotel hallway ‼️
I’d do the bridge out route 👍🤠
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Lol not if I was with you. I wouldn’t let you.
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Great seeing you two back on the road again. I guess I read the first post too quickly and did not see the route or destination. You know I will be following along on my maps. Safe travels and lots of new friends! Garry
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Thank you Garry! We appreciate the follow. No spot this time since we don’t be gone long. Dang there sure are a lot of country stores up here with delis. Yum!
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Cheers?!
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Love love love these posts. Can’t getenough. Our 6 week ride in Italy was cut short on the 5th day when Shauna took a tumble. She’s okay, but won’t be on a bike for a couple months. Are you riding home or somewhere else?
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Oh no that is awful. I’m glad she ok but so sorry for you guys. I kept looking for your Insta posts but thought you might be running behind on them or something. We are cycling a 1,000 mile scramble in the northeast. It’s something we pieced together ourselves- we will be cycling through seven states. I’ll post a link tomorrow so you have easy access – it’s on the side bar of the blog but hard to see if you’re on a cell or iPad. Take good care of your beautiful bride. Let us know how she’s doing. 😘
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Your video brought a smile to my face! Love your music, the Porsche’s (what was up with that?) and the cows with umbrellas (ditto to the above question)? Too funny! Love the love I witness between you two!
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Ditto all the above comments! How many push ups and planks ! And to contemplate…. what about setting up Fr Mike with his own you tube channel and posting the link there, so he can just tell people to go to his you tube channel and type in Father Mike One More. I’ll go to work setting it up unless for some reason you think that may not work? In the meantime…. keep on rocking in the free world! Godspeed!
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I think unless you anticipate making many more videos of Father’s work and posting them on his channel I’d just use the link I sent you. That’s easiest! But if you want to host on his own channel that works for me! There may be some benefits I’m not aware of. 😉
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Thanks, don’t want to mess with your ride Karma ! He was asking me if there was a way for him to tell people to just go to you tube and type in …… but I think he can actually tell people to go to you tube, type in” just one more michael barton” and that will bring up the thumbnail under Deb Gardner. Or of course he can just email them the link. Thanks
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Hummm I’m not sure how all this would work. It might depend on their browsing history. 😅 I have no idea. Maybe there is a way for them to locate the video without the link. I’ll think on that. 😉
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