Another perfect day on the water.....Mark walked downtown Spencerport and brought back coffee/latte and a cinnamon roll to share from Café Macchiato Never met a cinnamon roll we didn't like! This was excellent
We left around 9:40 and along the way we saw some agriculture - corn fields (not nearly as tall as what we have back in the Midwest) - also fields of ??? below
It appeared to be different things growing with irrigation lines separating making a "stripe" effect?
We decided to stop in Brockport, a college town (SUNY - State University of New York) a short little jaunt and again, went under many bridges and lots of folks enjoying the trail along the canal getting exercise! What a nice little town to tie up temporarily and walk around. I found some cute shops and a very nice bookstore. As we see in almost all of these small towns, antique shops are still going strong up here. Once again, very friendly local folks who want to know where we're from, where we're headed, etc. Mark's 1/2 of the cinnamon roll had worn off, so he got a blueberry muffin at the Red Bud Café
(gift shop and tea room).
While I was walking around, Laura returned my call (one of the orthopedic nurses). She was very happy to hear my hip is doing sooo much better. We'll just "wait and see" what happens from here on....but the prednisone has definitely worked and I am so very thankful. "Hope" has been collapsed and stored away for now. Sure don't want to jinx this!!!
We moved on 5 miles to Holley where we plan to stay for a few days as there's a 90% chance of rain tomorrow. Another pretty town with a gazebo along our dock wall, flowers, etc. We walked about 5 blocks to the downtown - only 1600+ folks reside here.
Laughed at this sign which is near where we are docked and
now you know the "rest of the story"
Checked out the pharmacy which had just 1 item each of the various supplies on the shelves.
Downtown Holley beauties
Sam's Diner had been recommended as a really good spot to eat.....so, of course, we checked it out and it was right on. And so, after we gave ourselves a little talking to about not eating out so much, here we are AGAIN!!! We are doing our part to support these neat little villages - however, our waistlines are another story,
Good place
Back to the boat, got our bikes and off for a little ride - we heard that a beautiful waterfall made Holley one of the prettiest towns on the Erie Canal. We found it and it was really neat in a nice park-like setting,
Holley Falls
Back to the boat - I read and napped while Mark tinkered with his new GPS
We only traveled about 11 miles total today but it's in such a relaxed setting - we both agree we've never had this sort of boating experience. The speed limit on the canal is just 10 mph and we usually cruise around 8 mph. The depth is just 8-12'.
Dr. John has a green thumb and enjoys planting, digging up and replanting, etc,, so after visiting Catrina and seeing we nomads had NO green living things onboard, he gave us 2 dahlia plants which will bloom in a few weeks.
In all our years of boating, we've never had any plants - mainly cause we're usually cruising much faster and if they should topple over, a big mess + I've never had the "greenest" thumb. But with this leisurely speed, we are excited about some pretty blooms....will keep you posted!
Brooke and Drew are in Iowa City for orientation - not that long before he's a Hawkeye and off to college!!!
Here's Catrina in another pretty setting in Holley, New York
Happy 25th Anniversary to our dear friends, Allie and Owen
After 5 days of spending time on and off with John and Cindy....we missed them today!
So fun catching up....see them in another month hopefully!
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