Seneca Lake, Watkins Glen, NY

Lake Seneca is 36 miles long and varies in width. At its deepest point it is 632 feet deep. We took a ride along the lake and were quite impressed with its beauty. The surrounding area is loaded with wineries. There are over 50 of them so we had to do a few wine tastings and see if any where worth purchasing for consumption. We are glad to report that there were some that were worthy so we helped the local economy a little, and we will benefit as well.

We met up with Jim and Caren as well as Caren's cousin Miriam and her husband Bob. They live not to far from here and joined us for the wine tour and a lovely dinner to celebrate Jim's birthday. It was a great day.

Still having fun

Yes, I know it has been a few days since our last posting. We have been laying low for the past few days and enjoying some idle time. The pictures in today's posting are from the campground in Windsor (just outside Binghamton, NY).

The fall colors are a little slow in coming as the weather has been warmer then normal. In fact the other day it went as high as 84 degrees. Today the temperature is only going to hit the low 70's so we are glad about the change.

We had a great location of the RV. The view we had is what you see in the picture. Just open space. At this time of the year there are no real crowds at the campgrounds. Weekends are a little busier, but still fairly quite by comparison to "in season".

Today we are getting together with my brother Jim and his wife Caren to celebrate his birthday.

We will be hitting some local Finger Lakes Wineries to enjoy the local grapes.

Miles of Smiles. Happy trails.

Binghamton, NY area

We are presently at a campground in Windsor, NY that is about 15 miles from Binghamton. The weather has been somewhat strange to us at least from Florida standards. Last night the temperature dropped to 49 degrees. Today it is 82. Tomorrow is supposed to go up to 84. Fall should start any day now. We do see evidence of the change in colors. However, it will be at least another week or so before it will show the vivid colors we expect to see.

This morning was quite foggy as evidenced by the picture. Well not really, it was just because the water in the lake is quite warm as compared to the air temperature (49). There is a nice walking trail around the 22 acre lake. We did two round trips for some morning exercise.

There isn't too much going on around here, but that is OK as it gives us some time to kick back and relax.

As you can see from the picture of Angel, she is very relaxed and is so happy to be with us 24/7.

From here we go to Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes Region.

Miles of Smiles. Happy Trails.

Central Bridge, NY

Once again we were lucky to have set up the RV next to a wonderful couple, Ivan and Pat from Idaho. It was so nice to sit around a campfire and just talk about our lives, kids, careers, etc. We had them over to our RV this morning for my famous banana pancakes as a parting gift as they left for Vermont, Maine and then Nova Scotia. We will miss them as neighbors, but we will hook up with them next year when we head out west. This is what we love about traveling in this style. There are so many great people that we have met along the way, and we are looking forward to meeting many more. Life is so good.

Yesterday we visited Howe Caverns. We are so glad we did as it was another opportunity to see what natural wonders there are out there waiting to be appreciated. We are truly grateful for having the time and ability to check it out.

Tomorrow we head for Windsor, NY making our way to the Finger Lakes region where we will be meeting my brother and sister-in-law for Jims birthday on the 29th. It will be good to see them. That is it for now.

Miles of Smiles. Happy trails.

Whitehall, NY

We arrived in Whitehall, NY on the 17th. Not necessarily the most exciting place we have been. The town sits close to the border with Vermont so we took a nice drive to explore. We wanted to do some hiking so we located Bomoseen State Park that had a nice hiking trail. Angel was ready to hike, and so were we. We really enjoy the hikes in new areas. The trails, and the scenery are different in so many ways. Actually, everywhere we go we see so many changes. That is one of the things that we love about traveling in the motor home. How else can you see so much.

Towing the car has given us the flexibility to really explore the areas we travel to. It would be too difficult to explore the way we do in the RV.

Today we are bringing the car in for an oil change and to rotate the tires so we will be just hanging around the area. Tomorrow we leave for Central Bridge, NY. The campground we will be staying in is located not too far from Howe's Caverns along with other caverns so we want to explore the area.

Miles of Smiles. Happy trails.

Whiteface Mountain, NY

Brrrrr!!!!! We took a ride up to the top of Whiteface Mountain. The temperature was 37 degrees. It was a cloudy day so at the top (4, 867 feet) there was zero visibility. We read that on a clear day you can see all the way to Canada. We were lucky to see our feet. It rained on and off most of the day at the higher elevations, but at the KOA it wasn't bad, it was just cold at about 50 degrees. Today's high is going to be 60. Should be a great day for a hike so we will check it out.

We took a ride through Lake Placid to check it out. It looks like a nice town. We can only imagine what it would have been like during the 1980 Olympics with all the activity going on. It had to be quite a scene.

More later.

Miles of Smiles. Happy trails.

Ferry to Burlington, VT

Yesterday we took the 10:00 Ferry to Burlington from Port Kent, NY. This was Angels first ferry ride. It was a very windy day (25-30 knots) so Lake Champlain was rather rough. As we headed into the wind plus our forward speed it put a lot of water into the air. Every thing exposed was drenched. It was good to be in the car for the ride. We had the comfort and the warmth. Angel enjoyed it, but then again as long as we are with her she is happy.

It took an hour to make the crossing to Burlington. We walked along the waters edge on a really nice bike/walking path. Andrea packed a lunch so we sat on a park bench and ate. After walking around the docks we decided to walk into town to check it out. The town has a really nice area set up with all sorts of restaurants and shops that are on two sides of "pedestrian traffic only". That way you only have to watch out for other walkers doing what we were doing, window shopping. Andrea stopped in a Borders and bought some books, and I stopped in a Ben and Jerry's to buy a small cup of Cherry Garcia ice cream. Lots of other dogs that is not such a thrill for Angel. She thinks that only humans should be tolerated. She is definitely "anti social" when it comes to other dogs.

Later today we leave for Whiteface Mountain and Lake Placid. We will be there for two nights before heading a little south to Lake George. Today is rainy so it is a good day to leave the area and see new scenery. We knew it was going to be raining this morning so I put everything away last night. Glad I did. That's it for now.

Miles of Smiles. Happy trails.