October 6-8, 2023 Visiting Family and Friends

Friday, October 6th

On Friday Morning, we woke to rain and drizzle. After doing our final preparations (shutting down the house and organizing the RV), we were off.

The traffic on I-81 in Pennsylvania was terrible – lots of construction and back ups, plus the rain did not help.

And then we were in…

Once we crossed the state border, the road was great and the rain held up – YEA!

We made our way to Camillus, New York and parked in my aunt’s driveway.  We spent the rest of the evening getting caught up with my Aunt and Cousins.  What a great time!

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 217 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Pennsylvania: Chestnut Street; US-209; US-61; I-81

New York: I-81; I-690; NY-695; NY-5; NY-98; NY-155; Carol Drive

Saturday, October 7th

After a great breakfast of Swedish Waffles made by my aunt, my cousins, Lauren and Fred, took us sightseeing. 

They built a camp/vacation home north of Syracuse on a lake so that was our first stop.  What a beautiful place. I am so happy for them!  (Sadly I did not take any pictures – )

From there we went to the Fish Hatchery.  The salmon are running right now and it was amazing to see all the streams filled with fishermen.

The Hatchery had a nice little museum that talked about the salmon and their journey as well as other fish found the streams and Great Lakes.

The fish are making their way up the ladder to the hatchery:

Blocking the fish from going upstream – to ensure that they go to the hatchery:

It was amazing to see all those salmon jumping.

Here is the link if you would like to know more:   https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/21663.html

My cousins, Lauren and Fred:

We all got together for dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse – YUM!  And had a great visit afterwards.

My cousins, Eric and Pennie and my Aunt Loretta:  

Sadly I did not get a picture of Rachel (Eric/Pennie’s daughter) or Julia (Lauren/Fred’s daughter).  What beautiful girls.

Guess who?!:

WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME!  Thanks to my Aunt Loretta and Cousins Lauren, Fred, Eric, and Pennie for making us feel special!

Sunday, October 8, 2023

After saying our goodbyes and doing some errands, we headed south to Cortland, New York.

It was a beautiful day!

We are here to visit our friend, Anne.  We met Anne at the Florida SKP Park where we both had lots.  When we first arrived there, Anne was one of the first folks we met.  At that same time, a stray cat adopted us.  As it turned out, Anne adopted the cat and she has been her buddy every since.   The young stray has turned into one beautiful friendly cat. 

We spent the day getting caught up with each other.  Anne gave us a tour of her beautiful home with a great view. She treated us to a great dinner and we were able to meet her daughter,Sandy, son and son’s friend, Greg and Jenn.

Andy, Anne, and me:

Thank you all for the great time and hopefully we will see you again.

Stats for Sunday:

    

Miles Traveled: 40 Miles

Routes Traveled:

New York: Carol Drive; NY-155; NY-98; NY-5; NY-695; I-690; I-81; NY-281; NY-90; Foster Road 

Tomorrow we continue our journey south so stay tuned and enjoy today!