To East Aurora and West Seneca

The walk continues - - partly in rain, partly in sun. Today was quite sunny and was as warm as we have experienced. As of tonight, we are less than 15 kms. from the Peace Bridge, so the New York state portion of the walk will likely be completed late tomorrow afternoon. Once again this is a bit earlier than I had planned. The routes I chose for walking are not always the routes that MapQuest might suggest - - often the expressway routes are longer as they circle around towns and cities.

Highlights? A beautiful old school house converted into a wood craftsman's showroom. A tavern built in the 1830s on the site of an Indian trail used by pioneers. Several more concerned people asking if we need assistance. Signs in front of several homes shaped like a dove and reading "PeacePrints". Many trees in full bloom. Sidewalks.

Late this afternoon we went into town (Buffalo) enjoyed a coffee in the Elmwood Village area and later went up to Hertel and stopped in at the Shadows Lounge for dinner and jazz. The grouper was excellent, the spinach dip was amazing, and out on the patio a jazz group - - Jim Bohm on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Dave Calire on keyboard (with bass) and vocals. Talented twosome. Well done.

Pictures:

The outside of the schoolhouse, now an artist's workshop

Blooms

The jazz group we heard tonight