The final 3000

I stayed an extra day in Boston as my brother drove up from NY to visit.

As I was one of the last ones to leave the hotel it was a strange feeling not being on the bike, but seeing everyone leave.

I did not see Jim depart as he was first to leave the hotel which was not unusual. He sent a nice email to all of us last night.

Next was Alec, who has seemed to recover from his illness and Al.

Peter and his friend Mario were leaving to bike back to NY, but Peter seemed a little confused without Jim, Al and his cue sheets.

Nancy, Mike J (good luck on your continued bike tour and update your blog more frequently) and Peter's wife, Andrea all ate breakfast with me. Sue joined us for awhile and Mike T also came down for awhile.

Willie and his family ate next to us, and Hank and Champ's families ate together.

I passed Chris and George in the hotel corridor along with their wives.

And as normal for this trip, the last persons I saw eating breakfast were Harry and Karen.

My brother, his wife and son arrived at the hotel and we spent the day together.

While I was sitting in the lobby talking with my sister in law, as has been the nature of the persons who I biked with on this trip, Hank offered me a very nice present to take back home with me.

Hank and Carol (his wife) left around 5 and we all said good-byes.

And so I end this blog with my final thanks to Yuko. Without your encouragement and support I would have never been able to ride on this trip. Words cannot express my feelings.