Happy Fourth of July 2013

On July 4th we towed our camper to Historic Valley Campground once again.  Since the holiday was a Wednesday we took off the rest of the week to make a nice long 5-day vacation.  We got hitched up, unhitched and set up fairly quickly.  We did need the assistance of a few neighbors to help guide David into our site.  With their help he set it right where we wanted it.  Ahhh, what a nice feeling it was to be back in our camper on site 57!

We did the usual stuff...eat, read, kayak, watch the campground animals scurry around. 

Someone was trying to hitch a ride with us!

This log looks funny...see that sweet little face peeking out?

 We again had 5 beautiful days.  God has been so good to us:-)

On Thursday night the campgrounds had an open house.  We met up with Bill & Pat Flaherty at Amy's Cafe, the concession on the main beach.  They came to see our camper and we offered to let them try out the kayaks.  Bev Pinsonnault had 2 she would let them try.  So we all headed to the lake.  They were a little nervous but ended up liking it.

After they left Bev's son and his girlfriend took the boats over and the 5 of us just hung out on the lake until after dark.  It was so cool.  We made plans to do it again the next night so Gary could be there.

Bev had some battery Christmas lights so we taped them to the kayaks at dusk.  Jamie (Todd) & Pete Wojcik also joined us.  We ended up staying out until about 11 p.m. and had lots of laughs!

We had a wonderful time...one to remember for sure!

On Saturday night the campground had Gary's band playing so we invited Bruce & Jean over.

Unbelievable how listening to the band I was transported back to my earlier days. 

 They sounded great!  And the view outside was spectacular too!

This invention is the Bev Kayak Carrier! 

Bev was looking for a solution to get the kayaks to the lake easier

and dreamed up this little idea and we copied it. 

Once of them works great and the other needs a little work, but will work as well once we tweek.

A really like this picture as a picture!

Sunday morning we were laying in bed and lifted the shades to see this beautiful view! 

Seriously hated to leave, but we'll be back on Thursday!!

These are just a few shots of the lake taken while waiting for our food from Amy's Cafe. 

I know I probably have several pictures of this view but it just doesn't get old. 

That's Bev in the kayak making her way over to the cafe.

Great weekend!

2012 July 1~ Field of Flags

Came down the hill the other night and saw this awesome sight in front of the Congregational Church.

This is called "Field of Flags" and is to honor all those who have died in Iraq.  So moving and so awesome.  It's hard to believe so many have died and that something so horrible can be so beautiful.

Campground shopping~July 1, 2012

I can't believe what beautiful weekends we have had this year!  No complaints.  Since we didn't go camping this weekend we thought we'd do a little campground shopping.  We started out on Saturday morning heading to New York.  Our first stop was at a little campgound called Aqua Vista just over the mountain.  Although there's no lake it does have a stream/river.  This little campground got hit quite badly from Irene last year.  They're just getting things back.  The owners are young and very nice however we probably wouldn't stay there.  The one down thing about this place is that the seasonal section was a mess.  Not because of the owners but because of the seasonals.  They really ruin the look and feel of the campground.

Then we headed to the Broken Wheel campground.  Small and not much to offer us.  We really want a lake.

Next was Deer Run.  We thought we would like it and we did.  It's really a resort.  No lake but it really had a lot to offer.  We'll definely give it a try.

Last was Battenkill.  Very small.  Wasn't impressed.  The only thing it has is the Battenkill River but it's so over-priced.

Oh well...this just made us see what a gem we have right in our backyard.

Sunday was so beautiful we couldn't wait to get to the lake and paddle around.  I can't believe that there aren't more people who kayak this lake.  Nice for us though.  We can't wait until Wednesday!

June 21-24, 2012 Our Second Camping Weekend

Once again the weekend weather was beautiful, other than a thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon.  It was brief and the sky was completely clear within minutes.  The kitties were fine with the thunder and rain..yayy!

We got packed, hitched, and unhitched with no problems this time.  It was so, so hot.  Hazy, hot & humid in the 90's.  The travel (1 mile) was alright too.  Once we were set up we turned the AC on and went to get the fur kids.  They came right out of their crates and seemed very happy to be camping again.  What a relief.

Friday was another scorcher.  We invited Bruce & Jean up to spend the day.  We went on a hike/walk on our favorite path around the campground, then were only too happy to get into the lake.  They borrowed Kayaks so all of us were able to paddle around and not have to share the boats.  It was beautiful on the lake.  Sorry to say I forgot to take pictures!  We had a nice dinner and relaxed...nice day with our friends.

On Sunday we had a graduation party for Max Quinn up at the campers pavilion (lucky for us).  It was nice to see the Racette family, although we lost Aunt Nel for a few hours which was really scarry.  She had wondered off and was found on Route 2 by Cumbies.  Not sure what's happening with her but many prayers were answered, and it was frightening to think of what could have happened.

There was also much excitement in the campground in the evenings.  Many campers, not us:-( had visiting bears at their sites.  Apparently the berries are not out in the woods and the bears are hungry.  I would have loved to see them but I didn't want to add to the excitment.  Seems people were hurrasing the bears.  Sad.  Luckily no one was hurt.  All in all it was a great weekend and we look forward to the next time.

Here are a few pictures of our summer home.

And our view this past weekend from site #44