Finally!!

Countdown = 309 Days To GoThe weather report for today, August 26th is for SUN! We woke before dawn to the sound of rain falling on the cabin top and thought, Oh no, not another day of rain! But we waited a bit, the rain stopped, sun came out and we …

Put In Bay • August 26-28

We arrived at Put In Bay, tied up at a mooring ball, and took the Boardwalk water taxi into town. While we thought mooring would be a serene way to enjoy the island. We knew the island was about “rockin’ and rolling, but didn’t think it would mean so i…


Arrived back in Brewerton late Thursday evening…temp was a

Arrived back in Brewerton late Thursday evening…temp was a surprisingly cool 66 degrees. We were thrilled to have a couple of boxes waiting for us. One contained our usual weekly mail shipment…the other was Muriel’s care package….homemade carrot …

Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 12:35:00

Arrived back in Brewerton late Thursday evening…temp was a surprisingly cool 66 degrees. We were thrilled to have a couple of boxes waiting for us. One contained our usual weekly mail shipment…the other was Muriel’s care package….homemade carrot …

Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 12:06:00

Thursday we had planned to return to Brewerton…and took just a little detour north into Saratoga Springs to visit the race track. The place was HUGE…and particularly crowded for a Thursday afternoon. There were actually three running venues…two t…

Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 12:00:00

Less than two miles over is Val-Kill, the home of Eleanor. Seems that she and a couple of girl friends built a cottage there…then a furniture factory…then when the depression caused the closing of the furniture factory, she turned the factory into …

Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 11:38:00

Wednesday was devoted to the Roosevelt’s. When we were in Hyde Park in June we missed touring the homes…so we were determined to do that. And our efforts were rewarded. FDR’s place was amazing…looked like they had just walked out the door. “Springw…

Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 11:28:00

We spent a delightful afternoon at the Mills Mansion in Annadale. This gilded age mansion was only 75 rooms…and something to behold. Our tour group was small…so we got to go a few places that public is usually not allowed. Seems the workers quit at…

Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 11:21:00

Tuesday we backtracked an hour to visit Martin Van Buren’s home in Kinderhook. It wasn’t originally on our list, but we discovered it on the map…and it was one of only a few places that were actually opened on Tuesday. Interesting place…interesting…

Tumbleweed Adventures 2010-08-27 11:15:00

Torrential rains hit this area over the weekend …most we’ve seen since we left Jacksonville in June. There were still clouds and storms around as we left for Hyde Park on Monday. We also heard that the Erie Canal was closed due to flooding and debris…