Day 11: New Paltz to Tivoli

May 15, 2025

Day 11: New Paltz to Tivoli

Yesterday morning, Suzanne made some scrambled eggs as a second breakfast for me before she drove me to the Dorsky Museum of Art on the campus of SUNY New Paltz.

The museum was small and consisted of a few galleries. Half of the galleries were closed for the setup of a student exhibition. There were a mix of art on display, but not organized well in my opinion.

When we came back to the house, I packed up and got ready for the road. It was drizzling already as I started my ride on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. About a mile into my ride I took a detour to see Huguenot Street. It’s supposedly the oldest street in America, but I thought St. Augustine in Florida has the oldest street. I guess I just don’t know.

The trail was nicely paved with packed gravel. It ran almost all the way to Kingston where I had to cycle on the road.

At Kingston, I decided to have a Japanese lunch at Yasuda. I ordered the lunch box special with teriyaki chicken that was pretty good.

The rain had died down a little by the time I left the restaurant. I cycled on the road again to get to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge. Luckily, there was a narrow path just wide enough for a bicycle to ride on the side of the bridge. It was an uphill ride to the middle of the bridge, but the view to the right of me was the great Hudson River. The landscape was magnificent!

After I arrived on the other side of the river, I cycled on a quiet country road toward Bard College. Right before the college, I saw a long distance cyclist coming from the opposite direction. His name is Eric and he’s cycling from Buffalo, NY, to Key West, FL. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a photograph of him since there were cars passing by us and we had to separate.

I cycled through the campus of Bard College then ended up on a short bike trail. After that, I was on the road all the way to Tivoli. I arrived at my Warmshowers host’s inn on Friendship Street at the edge of the town around 4 PM, having ridden 31.8 miles for the day.

I had contacted my host Tim on Warmshowers.org and he told me he didn’t have a phone so I should contact his housemate Doug. I texted and called Doug, but didn’t get a reply. I wasn’t even sure if I could stay at Tim’s “Suminski Innski” for the night since Tim had gone camping.

However, a French guy named Gille from the house said I can stay there, but I have to wait for an attendant to come home to figure out which room I should stay in.

After bringing my things into the living room, I waited on the front porch. Then a young man and a young woman arrived. They also live in the house and their names are Parlin and Adam. Parlin said I can take a shower and Adam showed me where the towels are. I took a much needed shower upstairs since part of my legs were covered in dirt from the riding on the trail.

There were people coming back to the house now that the work day was over. I met Flannery, who set up a room for me to sleep for the night. I also met Maggie and another girl whom I didn’t know the name of. I finally met Doug when he came back. Then there was Cameron and Edwin.

For dinner, I decided to make my ramen package that I carried with me from King of Prussia. I ate my meal with some of the housemates outside on the porch, which was very nice since the house had a view of Hudson River.

I did laundry before I went to bed at 9 PM.

This morning, I woke up at 7 AM. That seemed to be my sleeping schedule now. At home, I sleep 12 to 13 hours per night. Since I started my tour I sleep around 10, which is still a good amount.

Today, I’ll be cycling only about 20 miles to Hudson and staying at a Warmshowers host’s place. I’m unsure where to sleep tomorrow night. I had sent out 18 Warmshowers requests to hosts in Albany and Troy, but no one confirmed. I might have to do stay at a motel since it’ll rain for the next few days.

Just as I was finishing this post, Tim came back from camping. After hearing about my route to Buffalo, he gave me his mom’s phone number so I can possibly stay with her once I reach Buffalo.