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| Abbie & Karen |
The trip started with a fun time in Pittsford NY as early arrivals came in (Abbie for the annual Mac Kenzie Childs sale, Katie from Boston, Joan from Texas and Karen & Donna from Miami) and we lunched at the Village Bakery and enjoyed the lovely ambiance of the Del Monte Lodge. From there it was off to the "triangle"! Drinks at the Pittsford Pub, dinner at Jo Jo's and end of the evening fun at Thirsty's. Loved sharing the Village with them!
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| Jill, Shari & Katie |
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| Karen, Donna & Joan |
The next morning it was quite a scene as we drove into Canandaigua with a stream of (8) cars & SVU's with bikes on top or on the back of their cars. As we packed up John's truck and enjoyed picnic lunches from the Bristol Harbour, we hurried to avoid the rain that threatened us. Despite Karen's (from Miami) mishap as her shoe broke in half, but it was nothing duct tape and Jeanette couldn't take care of! Weaving in and out of the hills along the west side of the lake was no problem for these veterans and newbies. After a Corona or two at the Sand Bar it was a post ride stretch and yoga session overlooking the lake with Leslee from TUNE Yoga. Quite a scene for the fellow guests! After a brief rest or swim in the pool it was an easy walk to the NY Wine & Culinary Center where we had a wine tasting in one of their classrooms followed by a great dinner in their private dining room.
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| Wine & Cheese Tasting at the NY Wine & Culinary Center |
The following morning brought warm biking weather as we rode along the western hills of Canandaigua and weaved our way over to the lake with a stop for lunch at A+ Treats. Wasn't I lucky that Katie's chain broke and she had to take her bike in to be repaired as she was then on call as my son, George, texted me that morning that he was in the ER in Penn Yan with bronchitis! They enjoyed the day in their room watching Criminal Minds. That evening we ventured over to Rio Tomatian for a scrumptious filling Mexican food.
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| Miami Babes: Donna, Karen & Karen |
Our last day was HOT HOT HOT! As we cycled along the eastern shore of the lake we didn't take too many breaks as the heat index was soaring. We even had a construction crew stop traffic for us as we took a shortcut to what John said would be an easier hill. Easy and hill in Canandaigua are two words that just don't go together no matter how much one tries! It was brutal, but the view was well worth it. Finally back at the Bristol Harbour it was lunch, naps & pool time. Then our wrap up party in our condo that overlooked the lake. Food was catered by Chef K2 (Kristin Klock) who I highly recommend and our bartender was a family friend, Robert Cleary. Lots of fun and laughter ensued during this final dinner together along with some tears as we presented Katie with a collective donation in honor of her cycling Lake Tahoe with her Team In Training team raising funds for leukemia and lymphoma research.
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| Presenting Katie with her donation to TNT |
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| Leslee of TUNE Yoga doing our Post Ride Stretch |
The next morning it was a glorious breakfast overlooking the lake and then it was time to pack up and say our good byes. Never fun, but at least we know they'll be plenty more Go 'n Groove fun in '13 as we Cayuga & Skaneateles. Until then.
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| Beautiful View Just Before The Down Hill |
Thank you to each of you that joined Go 'n Groove to Cananadaigua '12: Abbie (Summit NJ), Sally (Webster NY), Karen (Miami FL), Katie (Boston MA), Jeanette, Karen & Kerry (State College PA), Terri & Susan (Avon NY), Karen & Donna (Miami FL), Joan (Austin TX) and Geri & Janice (Toronto CN). Day Riders included Shari & Tina (Pittsford NY), Leslee & Victoria (Canandaigua NY) and Olga (Rochester NY). Also thanks to Jill (Pittsford NY) for joining us Saturday for the fun, to Kayla (Pittsford NY) for joining us for dinner on Sunday, to Amy & Ginny (Fairport NY) for joining us Monday and to Beth (Fairport NY), Kay (Brighton NY), Shari (Pittsford NY) and Victoria (Canandaigua NY) for being a part of Tuesdays dinner. And as always a BIG thank you to John (SKI) as we couldn't do these trips without you!
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| Group Before Departure on Sunday |
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