Sometimes you ride to work and go a little out of the way to make it a nice ride home. Other times you just keep riding. When I got home I just wanted to ride so I switched to a more comfortable bike and went south, then east, north, west, north again, etc. Initially I was just going to ride to a couple spots to read, but for some reason there were a bunch of tourists at Canalside on a Monday afternoon. I think they were all military veterans there to see our naval park. So I rode on to Gallagher Beach at the Outer Harbor. As usual, it's a "beach" but they post "No Swimming" signs. Our water is gross but people will swim anyway, regardless of any signs. I sat on a rock to read, but I didn't even finish the chapter as I just had a need to ride more.

I rode kind of far after this, heading east on Ridge Road until I got to a street that cut over to Harlem Road going north. These are pretty major roads. They weren't that bad to bike on. Harlem even has a bike lane. I noticed a sign off Harlem for a park with river access. It wasn't really much of a park. The sign said it was for fishers and boaters. Not sure if anyone could launch anything larger than a canoe there.

I was in the suburb of West Seneca, so I turned down Clinton Street to head back to the city. I rode through Houghton Park as there are some cool bike trails leading to the Buffalo River. Unfortunately they were extremely muddy, so I turned around and continued heading west. I'll post a ride to this park another time.

I turned north on Fillmore to stop by a Buddhist temple. It has a beautiful outdoor shrine in the middle of a depressed neighborhood. I'll have to visit the temple sometime.

I rode further north, making my way Hertel Avenue and what I believe is one of the best hidden secrets of North Buffalo, Shish Kabab Express. It's an Iraqi restaurant with $5 sandwiches and free tea. They even have free wi-fi. It's been there about 6-7 years and yet I still find people who have never heard of it. They all love House of Hummus, which has two locations with one a block from here. But it's overpriced and I don't think as good. I got spicy falafel on samoon bread. You can get it on a pita but really I recommend the samoon. They also have chicken and beef options.

I finally found a place to rest and finish that chapter. I was tired though, so I went home to take a nap soon after.

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