Tour of Europe

We camped out last night at the orchard in Crown Point, NY. Although we slept off and on due to a suspected porcupine sniffing around our tent, we did wake up early, eat breakfast (fried eggs, biscuits and apples) and left by 9:00. Speaking of critters, here are the ones that Lisa brought to hitch-hike around the west:



We drove through Poland and Norway on our way to visit my Great Aunt Ruth in Chadwicks. She's 93 and still seems to have as much energy as ever. She cooked up some grilled cheese sandwiches and broke out the pickles, peaches, beans and cookies. Quite a spread!

Looking at the map, we saw that Fort Stanwix National Monument was only twenty minutes north in the center of the Rome. We met an inquisitive and informative ranger named Willie that gave us our National Parks pass. The museum was great and we briefly enjoyed the fort itself before getting caught in a downpour. We ran to the car as fast as we could but we were soaked anyway.



Drying off, we rode to Fairport, NY to end our day at my Aunt Elaine and Uncle Steve's for a wonderful evening with beef zinfandel (beef burgundy without the burgundy) and raspberry crepes. Fun and delicious. Off to bed!!!