Yeah, that is some great scenery. But I'm not here to whine today.

On Long Island for the week, the whole family on vacation so so was I. Unfortunately I started that week with a head cold that kept me off the bike the nice days we had last weekend. And then we were busy... well finally I hit the road at 7 AM today, riding out east on mostly the same roads as my July and August centuries. The day started out with two or three layers of fog one on top of the other, with clear layers in between. My camera didn't like this, so for most of the ride I wasn't taking pictures. Fell in with other bicyclists a few times, and from them learned some nice roads. Felt strong and fast the whole way until I turned around for the ride back and discoverd I was in for a 50 mile headwind. Stopped at a biker bar/grill out in the woods, far from anywhere, and had a burger and a beer at about the 85 mile point. Home at 3:00, and immediately went out and started raking leaves. Had to finish by dark; wasn't much left to do anyway. Raking felt really good at that point!

I rode my Lambert, which is set up as a three speed "club" style. No mechanical issues of any kind. This was the first time I've ridden a century on a plain three speed. When trying to keep up with another rider mile after mile I sometimes wished I had more gears to chose from, but most of the time I was riding by myself and setting my own pace, and the three speed hub is fine for that.
Bottom line, November is done. Whew! More on this later when I find the few photos I took.