September 21

Another short day as far as miles go.  When I planned this first week I wasn't quite sure how my legs would hold up so I scheduled a few slower, rest days.  However, I feel like I'm doing pretty well so I could have gone a lot farther today but I have a host family planned for Dudley, Massuchussets.

I rode around Oxford, Massachusetts a little and found this grave marker from 1696.  Now that's old!

My hosts, Aurelien and his wife, Marie-Laure, (he's French, she's Canadian) are cheesemakers. They are really passionate about cheese and I learned a lot about it in just our one night together.
Here's their home: