06-09 Wolcott

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 We had to revise our route for today.  A bridge over a causeway that gave access to boats entering Lake Ontario had been closed.  So rather than heading north out of Rochester, we headed east then north.  The day was almost as long but eliminated some of our planned Lake Ontario shore cycling.  We cycled through the city and stopped at a Tim Horton’s after about 10 miles of cycling.  From there most of the rest of the day was in rural areas.

 We did enjoy many miles of shore line cycling with views of the lake. We stopped for lunch at Burnap’s Fruit Farm near Sodus.  The farm stand also had a café where we got a great sandwich (that was large enough to share) made with bread that was baked on site.  We also had strawberry filled pastries that just came out of the oven.  If we didn’t have more miles to go, we could have sat on their deck for hours. Next we cycled to the historic Sodus light house, our first and only planned point of interest until we got to town. In town we saw the Wolcott Falls and the Buggy Museum.

 We are spending the night in the town of Wolcott at the old Wolcott hotel.  The hotel is old and that is probably the best thing we can say.  The town does have a choice of restaurants.


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