Went for a ride on Wednesday April 14 to Paris with Al. It was a nice day but a little on the cool side if you were anywhere near the water. Al led the way and we went through the reservation. His wife is a midwife so we stopped into the Iroquois Birthing Centre for a visit but she was out on a call. We came into Paris via hwy. 24 and the view of the town and the river is very scenic. There used to be textile mills in town but they have been converted into stores and restaurants. We ate at a place called the Brown Dog which was a cafe in the Williams mode of restaurants, were you order at the counter, take a seat and they bring out your food. Nice quality stuff, a little on the pricey side ($3 for a bottle of root beer) but I would return. They had a outdoor deck that hung over the river, but after being in the wind all the way there we elected for the inside seats. In the summer it would be an excellent lunch time trip.
We came home in a rather roundabout way, but ending up coming down passed Waterford Conservation area, a very nice looking (man-made?) quarry on both sides of the road, with campers at the one end.
I had the chance to change the rear end gear oil lately and I seem to notice a difference when riding, I'm not sure if that is even possible, but I think I waited too long to change it the first time, so maybe in a few weeks I'll do it again to make sure I've cleaned out any sediment.
Looks like a rainy weekend coming up ...