Day 4 (7/20)

Up around 7 for a run and to see Henderson off to his running camp. Ran from their place, then hit the road bound for Worcester. Lots of country roads the first hour or so. Kinda cool to see Upstate New York from a different perspective. In general- I really appreciate seeing these friends that moved because of work and find themselves in this new place that they might have liked over over job opportunities, but ultimately it was the job that brought them there, not the place itself. Stopped at Oneonta, NY for a bagel sandwich and smoothie. They had a really nice downtown (it's another collegetown) and gorgeous views of the Appalachians in the valley.

Downtown Oneonta

Up to Albany again, and back on the familiar Mass Turnpike and into Worcester by mid-afternoon. Jack and Tonia have a really nice old house literally across the street from Clark College where he works. He can see his entire "commute" from his front steps. We traveled to Treehouse brewing which is this insanely popular brewery in the area. They only distribute from there and I guess most times it's an absolute zoo. People can be seen leaving with hundreds of dollars of pints on dollies headed for their car. Great beer, but as I've said, there's so many great beers now days, the craziness does seem a little curious. Returned to Worcester for a nice taco dinner at home on the patio and catching up. Probably the best day of the trip yet.