Father's Day - 2018

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

to all the Dads celebrating today.

 

Mark and I are thinking of our Dads and lots of memories...
 

 A special Father's Day wish for this guy who is a great dad to Michael, Anne, Philip and Ryan and such a fun Grandpa to Drew, Davis, Brady, Blair, Liam, Connor, Luke and Maeve.

And a Happy Father's Day and thank you to Michael, Philip and Patrick for giving us
 8 special blessings! 

 

We left the boat at 8:10 and drove to Corning, NY, (1 hour) and home of the Corning Glass Museum.    We had heard this was a "must see" if/when we're in these parts and oh my....it was just fabulous and mind-blowing (like glass blowing).    We watched Dane and Bob design a penguin from a tiny little blob of sand/metal.    
Dane and Bob working away

Beautiful crystal bowls and plates thru the years

 

This Tiffany punch bowl set (largest in the world) along with 40 cups was designed in 1904 and purchased by a couple for $3,000.    It was only discovered recently in the attic of their home and now on display at the museum

 

Imagine the value today?

Glass window

 

Stained glass

 

Chihuly glass

 

Thinking back to all the corning ware, pyrex, etc. we all had/have in our kitchens.....but this is a whole different ballgame.   There was a special glass made and was a "mistake" and sat on a shelf for 67 years.    That glass is now what

 

We walked around and oohed and aahed at all the various forms of glass, where it came from down thru the years and so much more.    It is a beautifully designed facility and so glad we got to experience this place on yet another gorgeous ride southwest (only 12 miles from Pennsylvania).
 

Had a little snack in the café before we left and on back to Ithaca.    Mark dropped me off at The Ithaca Bakery and Café (since 1910) and he took our rental back to Enterprise (2 blocks away).    We had a delicious lunch at this unique place full of wonderful pastries, sandwiches, salads and gourmet foods.    We ubered back to Catrina.

It is HOT today and upper 90's coming tomorrow!   It's the good ole summertime in upstate NY.    Thinking of Anne and boys in all the heat and Liam play ball in St. Louis this weekend.   
Liam's team was 2-2

We've met 2 nice couples since we've been cruising - Vic and Bette from Michigan and John and Louise (everyone calls her "Weezie" like on the Jeffersons) from Pennsylvania.    Ran into Vic and Bette 2x and hope to see all these folks somewhere again on the water. 

 Catrina at the Allan Treman Marina in Ithaca

Mark talked to Anne, Patrick, Michael, Philip and Ryan and did facetime with Annette and Maeve.

We sure have enjoyed our time in Ithaca and all the beauty here in the Finger Lakes region.    But tomorrow, we're movin' on...