Gorge Trail Taughannock SP

Now we understand there are good campers and not so good campers. Loud music until 2AM but that’s part of the ups and downs… We got up late and went back to Taughannock Park and did the Gorge Trail (where Ken is standing). It is a really nice 1.5 mile trail that goes along the bottom of the gorge and ends at the bottom of the waterfall. Lots of families were playing in the water that runs through the gorge and they were having a great time. Had showers this morning but the sun came out!
After our hike we went across the street to the park that borders Cayuga Lake. We bought hamburgers at the snack bar, ate a t the picnic tables and watched all the boats. On the way back to the campground we stopped for ice cream at the Lake Cayuga Creamery . They make their own ice cream.
Got back to the campground and just relaxed. Listened to the radio and fell asleep in our camp chairs. It was a good day, but we are ready to move on.

Excursion to Watkins Glenn

Off for an excursion to Watkins Glen at the base of Seneca Lake. They advertise a Waterfront area but it’s not much of anything. It was cold and windy on the lake today. Not much here but a Walmart. We tried to find a new grill, seems ours developed mold (ick) during the winter. Took the road up the west side of Seneca Lake heading back to the campground. Low and behold more wineries! We stopped at Fox Run for lunch. It sits up on a hill with a porch overlooking the lake. Of course we did a wine tasting and found a red that we brought home with us…

Just chilled out the rest of the afternoon at camp. I worked on setting up our Blog site and should have it ready fairly soon. Ken used our electric fry pan for the first time and had pork chops and grilled asparagus for dinner tonight. (See it‘s not all hamburgers & hot dogs!) Everything came out really nice.

We are having fun!

Taughannock State Park & Cayuga Wine Trail

Took off this morning for Taughannock State Park just up the road from the campground. The park is beautiful and is famous for it’s gorge and waterfall. The gorge and falls have all been cut by glaciers. The 215 foot vertical waterfall is beautiful and the gorge walls are 400 feet high. We drove to the outlook for the waterfall and then decided to take a hike around the north and south rim. The trail is fairly flat and goes through the woods and has overlooks. Really pretty. The area is loaded with blooming honeysuckle and woodland flowers. There is another trail we may do later in the week.

Now we are really hungry and “thirsty”. So we decided to have lunch at the Americana Winery and Bistro. Nice lunch and the “Revolutionary Red” wine was very nice. Of course we had to go in for a tasting ($1 gets you a sampling of 6 wines from white to red). They were good, but nothing special… Next… Lucas Winery. Their white wines are fruity and Ken liked the sweet ones. Still none we really wanted…Next…Sheldrake Point was a pretty place, we tried the ‘reserves’ here and didn’t like any of them…Next...Thirsty Owl Winery. This was recommended by a nice young couple we met at the first winery. We found a white “Snowy Owl” wine. It’s fruity but has a smooth taste and we brought it home with us. (We did leave some wineries for the next time!)

It was a fun day. Now we are sitting in our comfy site watching all the campers come in for the holiday .

Cayuga Lake NY

On the road again. Heading for Ovid, NY in the Finger Lakes area of upstate NY. We will be in the Cayuga Lake area and will spend Memorial Day weekend here. This is the first reservations we’ve made. We have been without Wifi access since we left so it will be good to get connected with the family again.

Pulled in to Sned-Acres Campground on Rte 89 in Ovid. Rte 89 is a scenic route along the lake and a very nice drive. There was a mix up on our reservation and they treated us really well. It’s a great place and has a lot to offer. If you are in the area you should give them a try.

The area has a lot of attractions and we spent the night planning our next few days in the area. We discovered that Route 89 is the Cayuga Wine Trail and has wine tasting at all of the wineries! Don’t know where we will store more wine (ha), we’ll find a place.

Into Upstate NY

On our way again and another beautiful day. Heading into upstate NY which is very hilly and we went over some big ones today. Our goal is to stay off the interstates and travel the back roads. Some of the ones we were on today were very curvy and narrow but beautiful. Tough driving for Ken and we are staying more to the state routes. The coach was great and we had no problem getting up and down the hills. The “tow haul” works really well!

We plan to stop in a campground in Central Bridge, NY. This is close to Ken’s nephew John and his family in Scotia NY. We dropped in on John and Crystal and had a really nice visit (thanks for the Pizza!).

As ‘Big & Rich’ would say - Look out we may be coming to your citay (city)!

Arlington, Vermont

Beautiful sunny day. Arlington Vt. was the first capitol of the state in the 1700’s. It has kept the quaint New England look and has a beautiful inn right in the center of town. Went down to the local country store and got fishing licenses. The campground has great access to the river and we found a great place. Spent a couple hours on the river, but no luck. Sandi left a her favorite “wooley bugger” in a tree. (Hard to catch fish in trees….)

While we were fishing Ken spotted a beautiful Scarlet Tanager. The bird is a scarlet red with black wings. We had never seen one up close and it was a real treat.

Ken has decided he has a goal now… ice cream in every state so sure enough we went back to the Dairy Bar for ice cream.

The campground was nice and very quiet this time of year.

Here We Go

We got in the coach this morning and said “is this really happening”! Reality set in as we locked up the house, but we are excited. Our first stop is Arlington, Vermont where there is good fishing on the Battenkill River. As we drove from New Hampshire to Vermont we forget how pretty it is. Vermont is so much more open than New Hampshire. Being mid May everything is so green and all the spring trees and flowers are blooming.

Arrived in Arlington about 3PM and set up. Went into town to explore and found the local Dairy Bar, where we had dinner and celebrated our first day - WOW scallops for $9.95.

We are getting used to where everything is in the coach (Ken can’t find anything cause I packed it…) We are learning the process for how we get dressed etc in such close quarters. Believe it or not we need a routine. Almost like playing Twister!

Tip for new RVers - when traveling back roads with spring potholes be sure your TV is really secure. Ours came loose and took a little trip of it’s own. Fortunately there was no real damage to the coach’s wall. We put wedges underneath in order to keep it in the cabinet.