Just a couple of pictures of the Niagara area

The picture of Andrea in front of some
beautiful flowers near the Falls. The whole area down by the falls is landscaped just beautifully.

The other picture was taken from behind the RV. We over looked the lake. The moon was so big that it begged for a kodak moment.

We are now in Kingston and will have updates from here later.

Miles of Smiles. Happy trails.

North of Niagara Falls, Niagara Lake region

We managed to find an area to hike in Queenston (north of Niagara Falls). Of course Angel enjoyed it very much. She really
needed to get out and stretch those
legs of hers. I think she was

going a little stir crazy. We are still amazed by the beauty of the Niagara area. We sure hope that when we move on to the next campground that we are as lucky as we were to find Windmill Point. We had no idea that it sat next to a bike path that goes on for ever. This morning we went for a two hour ride that was fantastic.

We leave first thing tomorrow for Kingston, Ontario which is about 280 miles. That is about half way to Montreal. We are there for 6 days before we move on to Montreal. We will be in a KOA located on the south side of Montreal and will spend 7 days there. Both of the campgrounds are located near the St. Lawrence River so we will get to enjoy what the river and the 1,000 Islands have to offer.

I am not sure that we will have WIFI available at the next campground. So if there is a lag in the Blog entries I will try to catch up once we have service.

Miles of smiles.......... Happy trails.

Niagara Falls

All we can say is WOW!!!!! The Falls are everything that you have
ever
heard

and more. We are on the Canadian side of the Falls. We have really enjoyed our stay here. We even managed to go to a casino located in the area. Not too bad money wise. Only lost 4 dollars at the slots. The casino is brand new and really beautiful. It was a pretty hot day (88 degrees) so the air conditioning was really appreciated. Of course a nice cold beer was also great.

By the way. Andrea and I gave each other hair cuts the other day. We didn't do too bad a job for each other. Who knows, maybe we have second careers ahead of us.

On Monday we took a bike ride on a beautiful bike path that takes you along Lake Erie. I will have some pictures a little later in the next blog.

Happy trails.

OK, as promised, here is part 2 of the visit to the farm. They really have a very unique set up. There manufactured home is an 80 foot long by 14 foot wide that sits in the barn. The barn is walled on 3 sides and is open on the side that you

see here. It is really a one of a kind set up. We just loved it. We stopped for lunch in downtown Montrose, PA.

We left the farm yesterday and arrived near Niagra Falls on the Canada side so we will have updates on our trip to the Falls later today or tomorrow.

Happy trails.

Visiting Aunt Del and Uncle Gene in Hallstead, PA (the farm)

I have not as yet mastered the combination of pictures and text so forgive the poor layout. These are just a few pictures, more in the next entry. Since it takes so long to upload pictures I decided to make the visit a two part blog instead of all in one. It seems that when I try to add more then 3 pictures it takes forever to upload.

Angel has rated the farm 5 paws. She would have rated it higher but 5 is the max. She just loved be able to run free as we explored the 133 acres that belong to my aunt and uncle. Angel really enjoyed chasing the birds. Angel even came face to face with a little chipmunk that my uncle named Petey. It was a scream to watch an incident with Angel and the chipmunk. Angel was sitting on Uncle Genes lap when the chipmunk came down and sat right next to them. At first Angel was unaware of Petey's presence. As Angel was just looking around she spotted him. Angel went direct to crazy and chased Petey into the field. It was hilarious.

We had such a good time spending time with Aunt Del and Uncle Gene. I have such fond memories of my younger days when I was growing up. I spent many a weekend and summers with them and my cousins. They had a way of making everything fun. Even chores around the house.

There was only one problem with the visit at the farm and that is no communication because they are located in a valley. In order to use the phone we had to drive up the road about a mile to a church parking lot overlooking a cemetery. Talk about a "dead zone".

More to come. Happy trails.

Hi from the farm in Hallstead, PA

We arrived at Aunt Del and Uncle Genes farm yesterday afternoon. You could definitely call where they live "rural". We ended up asking Uncle Gene to meet us at the post office in Hallstead because we just could not find the street we needed to go on as it was not on the GPS. We love how they set up their house "inside one of the barns". I will post some pictures on the next posting. There is no cell phone service so we will not be able to speak with anyone unless we are down off the mountain.

I am able to put this posting up this morning because I took Uncle Gene to an eye doctor in Scranton. Uncle Gene is getting his eyes checked and I am sitting in a cafe having coffee and eggs. It is funny how we become so dependent on our ability to communicate.

We will be doing some hiking on the farm later today. Andrea is chomping at the bit to do some real exercise. Believe it or not, so am I.

Cousin Lori and her husband Dale came over last night to say hi. It has been a few years since we last saw Lori and this is the first time we met Dale. It was nice to see them.

More later. Happy trails.

The Murphy's with the Murphy's of PENN.

Here we are at Chris and Cheryl's for a family photo op before saying good bye. We have been here in the Gettysburg area for the past week and a half so we

could spend some time with Chris, Cheryl and the kids. Gettysburg is about an hour from their house, but the ride is really enjoyable. We just love the scenery in this part of the country. We will miss them, but it is time to move on to the next leg of the journey.

The weather had been good up until this past Saturday evening. We have had rain ever since. We had planned on doing several hikes, but instead find the only excersise is surfing with the remote. We sure hope the rain ends tonight. The good news is that the temperature is in the low 60's. Sweater weather. The weather forcast calls for the temperatures to climb to the upper 90's by the weekend. Very strange.

We leave Gettysburg tomorrow morning and head up to Hallstead, PA. We will be spending a few days with my Aunt Del and Uncle Gene on their farm. We look forward to seeing them.

That's it for now. Happy trails.