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2012 Harley Trip - Day 3

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Day three was a day of leisure.

We started out our day with a nice breakfast at the hotel and a walk about a mile down to Wells College. Wells is a small liberal arts school across highway 90 from Cayuga Lake.

We then decided to take the 40 +/- mile drive to Ithaca and the farthest west Ivy League school, Cornell University. As expected, no cycle trip goes without at least a little rain, of course, unless you're in the desert. We hit some wet roads on the way down and literally just made it to Cornell before the sky opened up.

We spent 2 hours exploring the campus and it's huge. It is a great blend of old (it was founded in 1865) and new architecture. There was a lot of activity, a high school girls basketball camp and what looked like some college orientations. Cornell goes by Big Red, one of a handful of schools whose team name does not end in "s". Can you think of some others?

We departed the Ithaca area, headed back, had a late lunch at the Pumpkin Hill Bistro and then returned to the Aurora Inn.

Relaxed for the rest of the day, watched some On-Demand on the iPad and that was day 3.

Tomorrow back to the smooth Canadian roads and Toronto for a couple of days.