Day 63
October 18, 2010
Today began clear, but later turned to scattered clouds. We traveled from Washington, PA, to Gallipolis, OH. We passed through a sliver of West Virginia before crossing the Ohio River into Ohio. We then turned south and the remainder of our trip was along the Ohio River. We are camped at the Gallia County Fairgrounds. There are only three other rigs in camp. We are towards the south end of the campground with a great view. We rested the remainder of the day.
Day 64
October 19, 2010
Gallipolis, OH
Today has been partly cloudy, but it got warm enough that a jacket wasn’t needed. Gallipolis is the town where Corinne’s Maternal Great Grandfather was born. We thought that as long as we were sort of in the area, it would be an opportunity to try to find out some information on him and the family. We drove into town looking for the County Court House. While driving down Main St, Corinne spotted their Historical & Genealogical Society. We stopped and found a goldmine. They told us that several people had been doing research on the George Family, and they gave us phone numbers for three of them. We also found some information in a couple of books that may be leads to other family members. They also have copies of all the Birth, Marriage, & Death records from the County Probate office. Our primary interest was birth records, however, Ohio didn’t keep those records prior to 1864. We needed the 1850’s. The lady at the society gave us some tips of places to sight see while in town. After leaving the Society, we drove around the town looking at the old buildings and some sights along the Ohio River. The town of Gallipolis was founded as a French Settlement in 1790.
Day 65
October 20, 2010
We left Gallipolis this morning, heading over to Kentucky. The first part of our trip along the Ohio River was very foggy, so we didn’t see much of the river. We went through another small piece of West Virginia before entering Kentucky. At about 12;30 pm, we arrived at the RV Park at the Kentucky Horse Farm in Lexington. We met old friends from Orange County, Al & Tine Grajalba. They now live in Richmond, KY. This is the last outing for them, as they are selling their motorhome. It was nice to see them, as it has been over a year since we last saw them. After setting up, we just sat around camp catching up and relaxing. We went into town for dinner.
Day 66
October 21, 2010
This morning, we all slept in, then spent most of the day visiting. I also did a little work on the motorhome. We have developed a list of things that need work when we get home. After almost 3 years with only some minor work to be done, I guess we’re due for some bigger issues. Al & Tine made a batch of chili and we added corn bread and fruit for dinner in our rig tonight
Day 67
October 22, 2010
We said our good byes to Al & Tine this morning and started our trip home in earnest. We have no planned stops from here to home, so unless we find something exciting that we haven’t run across in our earlier travels, this will be our last blog entry until we arrive home. We’ve had a great trip despite all the rain. We also made some new rving friends that we hope to meet again out on the road.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Days 60 - 62
Day 60
October 15, 2010
Niagara Falls, ON
We awoke to a partly cloudy but cool morning. We boarded our tour bus at 8:30 am, for a guided tour of the Niagara Falls area. Our first stop was to get a permit for the bus to drive on the Niagara Parkway. Then we headed for the Mount Carmel Monestary and Spiritual Centre. One of the Friars gave us an explanation for the wood carvings, stained glass windows, and flooring in the chapel. This order of Friars was established in the 1500’s. Our next stop was an overlook of the falls. We were able to get within about 15’ of where the water went over the edge. When then went to the town of Niagara on the lake. We were on our own here. Most everyone found places to eat lunch, then there was time to wonder around town to sightsee or shop. Corinne found a Christmas store. Need I say more. After leaving Niagara on the Lake, we stopped at Pickard’s Peanuts. They had just about any flavor of peanuts you could think of, and a lot more. Our last stop was St. Catherines, ON, and Lock #3 on the Welland Canal. This canal was built in the 1800’s to allow shipping between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to bypass Niagara Falls. Prior to the canal, ships were unloaded on one side of the falls, goods transported by carts , wagons, or horseback around the falls, then loaded on other ships. The first canal had 28 locks. The current and 4th build of the canal has 7 locks. Due to high winds making it difficult for ships to navigated the canal, there were no ships locking until this evening, so we missed that. One interesting fact told to us was that when the winds on Lake Erie are out of the west, the water level at the east end of the lake rises 4’ and drops on the west end by 4’. After returning to camp. We could not use the rec hall at the RV park, and it was too cold and windy, so we passed on our usual social time.
Day 61
October 16, 2010
This morning was clear and cool. We gathered for our last day of the tour at the Wagon Masters rig for a Continental Breakfast. We all said our Good Byes to each other, broke camp and began our journey home. We had a short driving day. After crossing the border at Buffalo, NY, we got on to a highway that followed the shore of Lake Erie over to Erie, PA, where we spent the night.
Day 62
October 17, 2010
Today we took another short drive from Erie, PA to Washington, PA. Great weather! It got in to the 70’s. We’re just trying to wind down from a hectic 33 days.
October 15, 2010
Niagara Falls, ON
We awoke to a partly cloudy but cool morning. We boarded our tour bus at 8:30 am, for a guided tour of the Niagara Falls area. Our first stop was to get a permit for the bus to drive on the Niagara Parkway. Then we headed for the Mount Carmel Monestary and Spiritual Centre. One of the Friars gave us an explanation for the wood carvings, stained glass windows, and flooring in the chapel. This order of Friars was established in the 1500’s. Our next stop was an overlook of the falls. We were able to get within about 15’ of where the water went over the edge. When then went to the town of Niagara on the lake. We were on our own here. Most everyone found places to eat lunch, then there was time to wonder around town to sightsee or shop. Corinne found a Christmas store. Need I say more. After leaving Niagara on the Lake, we stopped at Pickard’s Peanuts. They had just about any flavor of peanuts you could think of, and a lot more. Our last stop was St. Catherines, ON, and Lock #3 on the Welland Canal. This canal was built in the 1800’s to allow shipping between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario to bypass Niagara Falls. Prior to the canal, ships were unloaded on one side of the falls, goods transported by carts , wagons, or horseback around the falls, then loaded on other ships. The first canal had 28 locks. The current and 4th build of the canal has 7 locks. Due to high winds making it difficult for ships to navigated the canal, there were no ships locking until this evening, so we missed that. One interesting fact told to us was that when the winds on Lake Erie are out of the west, the water level at the east end of the lake rises 4’ and drops on the west end by 4’. After returning to camp. We could not use the rec hall at the RV park, and it was too cold and windy, so we passed on our usual social time.
Day 61
October 16, 2010
This morning was clear and cool. We gathered for our last day of the tour at the Wagon Masters rig for a Continental Breakfast. We all said our Good Byes to each other, broke camp and began our journey home. We had a short driving day. After crossing the border at Buffalo, NY, we got on to a highway that followed the shore of Lake Erie over to Erie, PA, where we spent the night.
Day 62
October 17, 2010
Today we took another short drive from Erie, PA to Washington, PA. Great weather! It got in to the 70’s. We’re just trying to wind down from a hectic 33 days.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Days 58 - 59
Day 58
October 13, 2010
Today was a travel day from Cooperstown, NY to Niagara Falls, ON. We had good weather for the trip, and the drive was very nice. We reached our destination by a little after noon. The border crossing was the easiest of the 5 crossings we have made so far on this trip. At 4:30 pm, we all carpooled into the falls area to the Skylon Tower. This tower has a rotating tower at 760’ above the ground. It is a couple of blocks back from the Niagara River and has a fantastic view of the cities on both side of the river and the Falls. After dinner, we went up another floor from the restaurant to the observation deck where we waited until 7 pm when they turned on the colored lights on the falls.
Day 59
October 14, 2010
Niagara Falls, ON
We had rain overnight, and it continued all day. It made our day interesting. We started out by carpooling up to the Butterfly Conservatory where we went into a huge dome where butterfly’s were flying freely. It was comfortable in there because they keep it warm for the butterfly’s. After we finished at the Butterfly Conservatory, we were all given passes for the shuttle bus and several venues to do on our own. We left our cars in the parking lot and boarded a shuttle bus that took us to different venues along the Niagara Parkway. Not everyone went to the same venue at the same time. Our first stop was the White Water Walk. We rode an elevator down 236’ to the rivers edge, then walked on a boardwalk along the river. This is an area of huge rapids. The water is traveling at 30 MPH through the canyon. We took the elevator back up and re-boarded the shuttle bus to our next stop, which was the Maid of the Mist boat ride to the falls. We were all given blue ponchos to wear, which were supposed to keep us dry. Between the mist from the falls, the rain, and the wind, they didn’t help much. Back aboard the bus, we went to our next stop, which was a trip behind the falls, but we decided to eat lunch before doing that. After lunch, we went to the behind the falls venue. We were given yellow ponchos to wear. They were more trouble that they were worth. After descending in an elevator, there were three tunnels that we walked through. Two tunnels came out directly behind the falls. All we could see was water coming down and a loud roar. The third tunnel went out side to a platform next to the falls. After this, we rode the shuttle back to the Butterfly Conservatory to get our cars and head back to camp and dry out and get warm. We then had a potluck dinner, which was our last meal as a group.
October 13, 2010
Today was a travel day from Cooperstown, NY to Niagara Falls, ON. We had good weather for the trip, and the drive was very nice. We reached our destination by a little after noon. The border crossing was the easiest of the 5 crossings we have made so far on this trip. At 4:30 pm, we all carpooled into the falls area to the Skylon Tower. This tower has a rotating tower at 760’ above the ground. It is a couple of blocks back from the Niagara River and has a fantastic view of the cities on both side of the river and the Falls. After dinner, we went up another floor from the restaurant to the observation deck where we waited until 7 pm when they turned on the colored lights on the falls.
Day 59
October 14, 2010
Niagara Falls, ON
We had rain overnight, and it continued all day. It made our day interesting. We started out by carpooling up to the Butterfly Conservatory where we went into a huge dome where butterfly’s were flying freely. It was comfortable in there because they keep it warm for the butterfly’s. After we finished at the Butterfly Conservatory, we were all given passes for the shuttle bus and several venues to do on our own. We left our cars in the parking lot and boarded a shuttle bus that took us to different venues along the Niagara Parkway. Not everyone went to the same venue at the same time. Our first stop was the White Water Walk. We rode an elevator down 236’ to the rivers edge, then walked on a boardwalk along the river. This is an area of huge rapids. The water is traveling at 30 MPH through the canyon. We took the elevator back up and re-boarded the shuttle bus to our next stop, which was the Maid of the Mist boat ride to the falls. We were all given blue ponchos to wear, which were supposed to keep us dry. Between the mist from the falls, the rain, and the wind, they didn’t help much. Back aboard the bus, we went to our next stop, which was a trip behind the falls, but we decided to eat lunch before doing that. After lunch, we went to the behind the falls venue. We were given yellow ponchos to wear. They were more trouble that they were worth. After descending in an elevator, there were three tunnels that we walked through. Two tunnels came out directly behind the falls. All we could see was water coming down and a loud roar. The third tunnel went out side to a platform next to the falls. After this, we rode the shuttle back to the Butterfly Conservatory to get our cars and head back to camp and dry out and get warm. We then had a potluck dinner, which was our last meal as a group.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Day 57
October 12, 2010
Bath, NY
After on and off rain last night, we woke to cloudy skies. Our first activity today was a visit to the Glenn Curtiss Museum. This was particularly interesting to us, as Corinne's Grandfather worked for Curtiss building airplane wings, prior to moving to California and Douglas Aircraft. Curtiss was quite the inventor, not only of airplanes, but engines and motorcycles.
Our next stop was a lunch cruise aboard the Esperanza Rose, on Keuka Lake, one of New York's Finger Lakes. The sun was trying to come out, but it was still cool.
After the cruise we visited the Pleasant Vally Winery. This winery was started in 1860, and makes wine & Champagne. They are in their slow time of year for production, but just seeing the old buildings was very interesting. Tomorrow, we head for Niagara Falls, Ontario, the last stop on our tour.
Bath, NY
After on and off rain last night, we woke to cloudy skies. Our first activity today was a visit to the Glenn Curtiss Museum. This was particularly interesting to us, as Corinne's Grandfather worked for Curtiss building airplane wings, prior to moving to California and Douglas Aircraft. Curtiss was quite the inventor, not only of airplanes, but engines and motorcycles.
Our next stop was a lunch cruise aboard the Esperanza Rose, on Keuka Lake, one of New York's Finger Lakes. The sun was trying to come out, but it was still cool.
After the cruise we visited the Pleasant Vally Winery. This winery was started in 1860, and makes wine & Champagne. They are in their slow time of year for production, but just seeing the old buildings was very interesting. Tomorrow, we head for Niagara Falls, Ontario, the last stop on our tour.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Day 56
October 11, 2010
Travel day, Cooperstown, NY to Bath, NY
This morning we woke to cloudy skies. As we traveled to Bath, NY, the sun began to appear. Enroute, we stopped in Corning, NY to tour the Corning Glass Museum. The weather was nice when we went in, but when we came out, it had been raining. We got back to the motor home and got to the RV Park and just as we were finishing setting up it started to rain. We have had thunderstorms rolling through all evening.
Travel day, Cooperstown, NY to Bath, NY
This morning we woke to cloudy skies. As we traveled to Bath, NY, the sun began to appear. Enroute, we stopped in Corning, NY to tour the Corning Glass Museum. The weather was nice when we went in, but when we came out, it had been raining. We got back to the motor home and got to the RV Park and just as we were finishing setting up it started to rain. We have had thunderstorms rolling through all evening.
Days 53 - 55
Day 53
October 8, 2010
Travel Day – Ashland, NH to Cooperstown, NY
Today was a travel day. We left the campground in Ashland at 6:45 AM, as we have a long distance to go, and we wanted to stop enroute in the Albany, NY area to do some family research. We also traveled on our own today. It was still dark when we left, but after stopping for fuel, the sun came out and not a cloud to be seen. As we crossed the mountains in Vermont, there were some very ominus clouds gathering, but after a few miles they disappeared. When we got to Troy, NY, we pulled into the back of the Wal-Mart parking lot and disconnected our car. We left the motor home there while we did our family research. We drove north to the small town of Greenwich, NY to find the Bottskill Baptist Church Cemetery. We had a bad address, but saw a bunch of Churches, so we went by them all, and the last one was what we were looking for. Unfortunately, no one was at the Church, so we just started looking at headstones. Most of them were very overgrown with grass, so we had to do some weeding to read most of them. After cleaning about 60 headstones, we found the 3 we wanted. We took pictures and identified their locations with GPS for future reference. We then headed for Albany, NY. Our drive took us along the Hudson River. We stopped for lunch in Mechanicsville, NY. The Albany Rural Cemetery is a very old and huge cemetery. We found the office, and a very helpful gentleman checked their files and was able to provide precise directions to the graves we were looking for. We actually found eight graves of ancestors. Of course, we had to do more weeding so we could read them. We still had one more cemetery to find, but it was almost 3 PM, and we still had to drive back to Troy to pick up the motor home and drive another 70 miles to get to our campground. We wanted to get there before dark. It’s a good thing we did leave, as the traffic back through Albany was terrible and a traffic accident on the freeway didn’t help. We arrived at the campground about 6:15 PM, and the light was fading fast. Hopefully, we will have some free time to drive back to Nassau, NY before we leave this area on Monday.
Day 54
October 9, 2010
Cooperstown, NY
Today we woke to clear sunny skies, but it was cold, 36 deg. We were given tickets foe three different venues that we could visit at our leisure over the two days we will be in Cooperstown. Corinne was getting one of her Migrain headaches, so we decided to wait a while to see if it would go away. We had planned to visit another cemetery in Canajoharie, NY to look for graves of more ancestors, so I figured this was a good time for me to do that and Corinne stayed in camp. The drive to Canajoharie was about 50 miles round trip. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any luck finding the graves I was looking for. Quite a lot of the old head stones were made of sandstone and were badly eroded and unreadable. Also, there was no one there that I could ask for help, and no contact information was available. After I returned to camp, Corinne was feeling better, but we decided to for go any of the activities today. Later in the afternoon, we went to the social hour where we made grilled cheese sandwiches, and some desserts over a campfire. When it got dark, we all retired to our rigs.
Day 55
October 10, 2010
Cooperstown, NY
Today we woke to another clear but cold morning. That makes three days in a row without rain. First thing this morning, we had our travel meeting for tomorrows travel to Corning And Bath, NY. Mid morning we headed into town to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. We did not spend much time there as we are not baseball fans. Our next stop was the Farmer’s Museum. They had a lot of old 1800’s farm buildings and equipment to go through. We got to see a demonstration of an old threshing machine. There were docents in period costume in each building to explain what they were doing or showing. We ate lunch at the museum. After the museum, we drove around town a little then headed back to camp. We had our usual social time at 4:30.
October 8, 2010
Travel Day – Ashland, NH to Cooperstown, NY
Today was a travel day. We left the campground in Ashland at 6:45 AM, as we have a long distance to go, and we wanted to stop enroute in the Albany, NY area to do some family research. We also traveled on our own today. It was still dark when we left, but after stopping for fuel, the sun came out and not a cloud to be seen. As we crossed the mountains in Vermont, there were some very ominus clouds gathering, but after a few miles they disappeared. When we got to Troy, NY, we pulled into the back of the Wal-Mart parking lot and disconnected our car. We left the motor home there while we did our family research. We drove north to the small town of Greenwich, NY to find the Bottskill Baptist Church Cemetery. We had a bad address, but saw a bunch of Churches, so we went by them all, and the last one was what we were looking for. Unfortunately, no one was at the Church, so we just started looking at headstones. Most of them were very overgrown with grass, so we had to do some weeding to read most of them. After cleaning about 60 headstones, we found the 3 we wanted. We took pictures and identified their locations with GPS for future reference. We then headed for Albany, NY. Our drive took us along the Hudson River. We stopped for lunch in Mechanicsville, NY. The Albany Rural Cemetery is a very old and huge cemetery. We found the office, and a very helpful gentleman checked their files and was able to provide precise directions to the graves we were looking for. We actually found eight graves of ancestors. Of course, we had to do more weeding so we could read them. We still had one more cemetery to find, but it was almost 3 PM, and we still had to drive back to Troy to pick up the motor home and drive another 70 miles to get to our campground. We wanted to get there before dark. It’s a good thing we did leave, as the traffic back through Albany was terrible and a traffic accident on the freeway didn’t help. We arrived at the campground about 6:15 PM, and the light was fading fast. Hopefully, we will have some free time to drive back to Nassau, NY before we leave this area on Monday.
Day 54
October 9, 2010
Cooperstown, NY
Today we woke to clear sunny skies, but it was cold, 36 deg. We were given tickets foe three different venues that we could visit at our leisure over the two days we will be in Cooperstown. Corinne was getting one of her Migrain headaches, so we decided to wait a while to see if it would go away. We had planned to visit another cemetery in Canajoharie, NY to look for graves of more ancestors, so I figured this was a good time for me to do that and Corinne stayed in camp. The drive to Canajoharie was about 50 miles round trip. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any luck finding the graves I was looking for. Quite a lot of the old head stones were made of sandstone and were badly eroded and unreadable. Also, there was no one there that I could ask for help, and no contact information was available. After I returned to camp, Corinne was feeling better, but we decided to for go any of the activities today. Later in the afternoon, we went to the social hour where we made grilled cheese sandwiches, and some desserts over a campfire. When it got dark, we all retired to our rigs.
Day 55
October 10, 2010
Cooperstown, NY
Today we woke to another clear but cold morning. That makes three days in a row without rain. First thing this morning, we had our travel meeting for tomorrows travel to Corning And Bath, NY. Mid morning we headed into town to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. We did not spend much time there as we are not baseball fans. Our next stop was the Farmer’s Museum. They had a lot of old 1800’s farm buildings and equipment to go through. We got to see a demonstration of an old threshing machine. There were docents in period costume in each building to explain what they were doing or showing. We ate lunch at the museum. After the museum, we drove around town a little then headed back to camp. We had our usual social time at 4:30.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Days 49 - 52
Day 49
October 4, 2010
Twin Mountain, NH
Today we carpooled to Conway, NH, to ride the Scenic Railway. This was an approximately 50 mile round trip through some very pretty country in the Crawford Notch. If we hadn’t had the heavy wind and rain a few days ago, it would have been even prettier, but a lot of the leaves were off the trees. We made two stops along the way. We were served box lunches on the train. Our group was lucky to have the Observation car, mostly to ourselves. The trip took 5 ½ hours. On the way back to camp, most of the group stopped at the Scarecrow Restaurant for LEO (Let’s Eat Out). The weather also cooperated finally.
Day 50
October 5, 2010
Today was a travel day from Twin Mountain, NH to Ashland, NH. We traveled over the Kancamagus Highway. It was a very pretty drive and had some great views. In the late afternoon, we had a briefing meeting for our next travel day on Friday, followed by a Margarita Party.
Day 51
October 6, 2010
Ashland, NH
This morning, before leaving for today’s activity, I noticed that our patio awning was not all the way retracted. I had it extended a few days ago and it rained, so after our arrival in Ashland, I extended it to let it dry out some more. I retracted it before dark. I tried to bring it back in, but something broke. I didn’t have time to check it out so figured I would take care of it when we returned. We carpooled to Squam Lake, better known as Golden Pond, where we split into two groups and boarded tour boats. The problem was that just as we got situated on the boats, it began to rain. As we got out into the lake, the we were headed into the wind. It turned into a cold, wet, miserable ride. We did get to see the home & docks where “On Golden Pond” was filmed. We were also able to see several Loons on the lake. The lake was very pretty with several small islands with homes on them. I’m sure that it would be a lot prettier if the weather was better. After returning from the boat tour, we went to Walter’s Basin Restaurant for lunch. We were supposed to go to a Natural Science Center, but it was a walk completely outside, so that was scrubbed. When we returned to camp, it was raining to hard to work on the awning. We had our usual Social time followed by pizza provided by the wagon masters. After we ate, we watched the movie “On Golden Pond”. It was neat to watch with what we had seen & learned today fresh in our minds.
Day 52
October 7, 2010
Ashland, NH
The rain continued on and off overnight, but had stopped when we got up. Before we left for today’s activity, I had time to see what was wrong with the awning. Unfortunately, it turned out not to be what I was hoping for, so I had to figure out how to get the awning retracted and secured for the remainder of our trip. The Tail Gunner came by and we came up with a plan of attack for when we got back this afternoon. We then carpooled to Moultonborough, NH to tour the “Castle in the Clouds”. This home was built in 1914 by Thomas Plant, who made his fortune in Women’s shoes. The house sits on top of a hill overlooking several lakes, and sits on 6200 acres. There are several out buildings on the property. After the tour, most of the group did a LEO for lunch at the Corner House Inn in Center Sandwich, NH. After a very nice, leisurely lunch, we headed back to camp. When we got back, there were a couple of guys waiting to help with the awning. Fortunately, the plan of attack that we discussed this morning worked, so the awning is retracted and secure for the rest of the trip.
October 4, 2010
Twin Mountain, NH
Today we carpooled to Conway, NH, to ride the Scenic Railway. This was an approximately 50 mile round trip through some very pretty country in the Crawford Notch. If we hadn’t had the heavy wind and rain a few days ago, it would have been even prettier, but a lot of the leaves were off the trees. We made two stops along the way. We were served box lunches on the train. Our group was lucky to have the Observation car, mostly to ourselves. The trip took 5 ½ hours. On the way back to camp, most of the group stopped at the Scarecrow Restaurant for LEO (Let’s Eat Out). The weather also cooperated finally.
Day 50
October 5, 2010
Today was a travel day from Twin Mountain, NH to Ashland, NH. We traveled over the Kancamagus Highway. It was a very pretty drive and had some great views. In the late afternoon, we had a briefing meeting for our next travel day on Friday, followed by a Margarita Party.
Day 51
October 6, 2010
Ashland, NH
This morning, before leaving for today’s activity, I noticed that our patio awning was not all the way retracted. I had it extended a few days ago and it rained, so after our arrival in Ashland, I extended it to let it dry out some more. I retracted it before dark. I tried to bring it back in, but something broke. I didn’t have time to check it out so figured I would take care of it when we returned. We carpooled to Squam Lake, better known as Golden Pond, where we split into two groups and boarded tour boats. The problem was that just as we got situated on the boats, it began to rain. As we got out into the lake, the we were headed into the wind. It turned into a cold, wet, miserable ride. We did get to see the home & docks where “On Golden Pond” was filmed. We were also able to see several Loons on the lake. The lake was very pretty with several small islands with homes on them. I’m sure that it would be a lot prettier if the weather was better. After returning from the boat tour, we went to Walter’s Basin Restaurant for lunch. We were supposed to go to a Natural Science Center, but it was a walk completely outside, so that was scrubbed. When we returned to camp, it was raining to hard to work on the awning. We had our usual Social time followed by pizza provided by the wagon masters. After we ate, we watched the movie “On Golden Pond”. It was neat to watch with what we had seen & learned today fresh in our minds.
Day 52
October 7, 2010
Ashland, NH
The rain continued on and off overnight, but had stopped when we got up. Before we left for today’s activity, I had time to see what was wrong with the awning. Unfortunately, it turned out not to be what I was hoping for, so I had to figure out how to get the awning retracted and secured for the remainder of our trip. The Tail Gunner came by and we came up with a plan of attack for when we got back this afternoon. We then carpooled to Moultonborough, NH to tour the “Castle in the Clouds”. This home was built in 1914 by Thomas Plant, who made his fortune in Women’s shoes. The house sits on top of a hill overlooking several lakes, and sits on 6200 acres. There are several out buildings on the property. After the tour, most of the group did a LEO for lunch at the Corner House Inn in Center Sandwich, NH. After a very nice, leisurely lunch, we headed back to camp. When we got back, there were a couple of guys waiting to help with the awning. Fortunately, the plan of attack that we discussed this morning worked, so the awning is retracted and secure for the rest of the trip.
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