Out of NYC and into the Unknown

It took me a while to set a date to leave NYC, but I finally left on Wednesday. Just about everyday I found myself pushing back the day I would leave by an additional day. If it wasn’t for also wanting to continue on my trip, I’d still be there because I wanted to stay!

Wednesday was gray and rainy. I took a ferry from Manhattan, which brought me to Belford, NJ. I’m glad I didn’t bike out of the city because I surely would have spent a good deal of time getting lost and finding my way as I did going into the city through Queens.

The ride through New Jersey was remarkably beautiful. A good part of the trip was spent riding along some dirt paths, covered in goose poop, along picturesque canals with lots of green. I saw a ton of cool creatures. There were a snapping turtle, whole nations of Canadian geese, a few of some other type of geese, mallard ducks, beavers, gophers, a black squirrel, and more!

Last night I made to Philadelphia (and out of NJ!). I haven’t seen too much yet. But I have seen that it is a HUGE city. It took quite a while passing through the city to the west side. Last night I had some awesome gelato at a place called Capogiro — Irish coffee, Thai coconut milk, and sweet Amish milk. Today I went and replaced all of my bike tools because I misplaced them in NYC.

Next I’m off through Pennsylvania to Maryland!

Love and Laughter
-Nathan

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