Site 15. The first time we have been on this one. It’s not all that bad. We arrived after work on Friday. The weather was good for the entire weekend. The campground was a little fuller than last week, but it’s still not crowded. Saturday nights dinner was flattened chicken, corn, and chocolate upside down cakes for dessert.
A whole week at Higley Flow on site 41. We have stayed on this site before with Owen. When arrived on the Monday the weather was not too bad, but as the week continued it got colder and rainy. Tuesday, John had to return to work for the Ottawa Paramedic Award Ceremony. While he was away Stephanie pretty much stayed inside the camper, reading and puzzling while it poured rain outside. Thursday was a bit better. At least the sun was able to warm us up. On Friday we were really surprised when we bumped into Phylis and Tony. One of their family members had to give up the site for the weekend so they decided they would use it. On Saturday we headed to the Syracuse Camping World to exchange our winter RV cover. We left the campsite in long pants and a jacket at 7c, but the time we got to Syracuse it was about 36c (humidex).
The second weekend of camping. This time it’s a little bit warmer. Higley Flow site 20. We got to see Phylis and Tony after a long winter.
Woke up a little early today. Tried to sneak around, but as soon as I was up Ben was up. Sausage egg mcmuffins for breakfast. Stephanie continued to finish her puzzle. We went into town to do a little Geocaching. There were a couple of new ones since we were here last (2 years ago). When we arrived back at camp we decided to go for a hike on the Lakeside trail. So far we only picked up 5 ticks. It got colder this afternoon, only 10C, so we “chilled “ in the camper, watching a video and Stephanie tackled another puzzle. Lemon Chicken with rice for dinner, followed by a walk around the campsite. Its really empty now.
We were able to sleep in a little bit. The rain had stopped (sort of). Sausages, eggs and toast for breakfast. Today we decided to head on in to Syracuse to visit Camping World. Always a fun place to take your time and shop around. I did well and saved Stephanie the agony of going through all the items on the selves one by one. We escaped rather nicely, only $20..ish.
More rain when we returned to camp. Stephanie decided to puzzle while I relaxed. I attempted to make dinner over a wet fire and charcoal. A pot roast, don medium well in the end, in the cast iron pot over the fire. And flaky buns on the BBQ.
Dinner was really good.
Out of the house by 10 o’clock and finally on our way to our first stop in 2019. Fair Haven Beach State Park. Site 259.
We took our time heading sooth west. A stop at the Ogdensburg Price Choppers, Lowes for Ben and I. Then another quick stop in Watertown at the Salmon Run Mall.
We arrived at the State Park around 15:00 to find that there were a lot of campers. It looked like a huge family get together. Our site was in a more secluded part of the campsite overlooking Lake Ontario. No sooner did we arrive, it started to rain. We made the quick decision to head into towm to sample to local cuisine. It was still raining when we got back to camp, so we decided tp watch some movies and play Scrabble. Stephanie won the first game.
Our attempts to get moving early were not successful. We met a couple from the Toronto area. Although they are new to RVing, they had some great suggestions about storing your RV down south so you can enjoy it down there in the winter.
We finally left and started north. We decided to stop at Wellington, FL. Home of the Winter Equestrian Festival to pick up some souvenirs for a good friend. It was a really cool place. So many horses. We ended staying for 3 hours…which included lunch.
We enjoyed as much sun and warmth as we could today. Started packing up the truck and getting ready for the 3 day trip back to the 40cms of snow. Despite the rain 2 days ago, the weather has been phenomenal! Zero complaints. Our plan is to drive to the Savana, Georgia area the first day, then to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for the second night.
Today started out with a nice sunrise, but that did not stay too long. It soon began to rain, and rain it did. All day. We walked a mall, saw TWO movies in the theatre, walked another mall, then had our pre valentine dinner at The Cheesecake Factory.
I have always enjoyed playing Bingo here at the Miami Everglades RV Resort. It’s only $1 per card. They play 5 games, each with a winning amount of about $25, then the the big coverall game for $120. We have never won, but watching how serious some of these folks get about their Bingo is certainly worth the price of admission. We can’t wait to do it again.
After this picture was taken we had a family from Hollywood, FL join us at the table. Dad showed up first to secure seats for the rest. He purchased the family’s cards and sat down with us. He really did not have a concept about how the game was played and asked Stephanie for help. The daughter, Reena was next. She understood how to play but could not keep up with the caller. I ended up helping her and bring to keep an eye on my cards at the same time. Stephanie was still helping Dad. Mother showed up. She had actually lived in Ottawa for some time before moving to Calgary, then to the United States. She did alright. Finally their son came in. He did amazingly well. He was able to get and dress his popcorn, get a drink, and listen to music while paying attention to the caller and play his card all at the same time. Reena insisted that we share any of the winnings with our whole table. Although a nice thought, the group didn’t win a cent…..
