Monday, August 11, 2025 — In the early morning, the weather was great and there were lots of people out. Eric and Keith started the day out with a 1.4 mile walk, heading west along the waterfront towards downtown. Directly next … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Our Week in Virginia Beach and Williamsburg/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre semaine à Virginia Beach et Williamsburg
On Saturday, we went Go-Kart racing, which was very fun. Then I got new shoes. For dinner we went to a Japanese restaurant with Mom’s friends. We ate at a hibachi grill, and the chef was hilarious. Samedi, nous sommese … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Assorted Historic Sites in Virginia/Le point de vue de Keith sur divers sites historiques en Virginie
On Saturday, Dad went to a marina event, then we went sightseeing around Old Town Norfolk. We came upon this museum called The Meyers House. It had a bunch of information, and I learned that a presidential candidate named Decatur … Continue reading →
Aug. 26-30 Fun at the Lake
“There is something more beautiful than a beautiful thing and that is a beautiful thing which has a beautiful reflection on the water.” -Mehmet Murat Ildan
It doesn’t feel like we’ve spent much time on the boat this year, but the weather has finally cooled off and we enjoyed a great week at the lake on The Pearl. We spent time hiking, picnicking and visiting some of our favorite places. You can tell there’s a touch of fall in the air…days are getting a little shorter and the nights are very cool. Leaves will be turning soon.
Aug. 26-30 Fun at the Lake
“There is something more beautiful than a beautiful thing and that is a beautiful thing which has a beautiful reflection on the water.” -Mehmet Murat Ildan
It doesn’t feel like we’ve spent much time on the boat this year, but the weather has finally cooled off and we enjoyed a great week at the lake on The Pearl. We spent time hiking, picnicking and visiting some of our favorite places. You can tell there’s a touch of fall in the air…days are getting a little shorter and the nights are very cool. Leaves will be turning soon.
We started our week off by visiting Sheldrake Winery…our favorite place to sit and enjoy an afternoon. This time we shared one of their Riesling glazed turkey sandwiches and a bottle of their dry rieslings. We enjoy looking for beach glass and fossils when we are there.
On another day we drove over to Skaneateles. We did a little hike in the Skaneateles Conservation Area. We hiked to Guppy Falls. There wasn’t a lot of water in the creek, but it was a beautiful day with a touch of fall in the air and the woods were pretty.
Looking down to the waterfall.
The trail then leads up to the top of the falls where we could get down to the creek and take a better look at the creek.
We found all kinds of moss and mushrooms along the trail.
Skaneateles is a cute little town that sits at the north end of the Finger Lake with the same name. We like wandering around this little village going through their shops and watching the activities on the lake.
We brought a picnic with us and sat by the lake. A few ducks came to visit…and beg.
On our way home from Skaneateles we stopped Goose Watch Winery. We haven’t visited here in years. It was such a beautiful day we just had to sit on the deck and enjoy a glass of wine. This is one of only a handful of wineries on Cayuga Lake that has a dock for visitors to come by boat.
Hard to beat a view like this on such a great afternoon.
The Boatyard Grill is our favorite place to eat in Ithaca. We can take our little boat up to their dock, sit on their lawn and enjoy a drink and then enjoy their wonderful food. It all makes for a great evening. These pictures are from several visits.
A cold front was on its way and gave us this beautiful sight on our way back to the marina.
This kind of view in the morning is why we love living on a boat in the Finger Lakes.
Welcome to Baltimore, Maryland
continued… By midnight, the wind had picked up and there was a small bit of wind chop, but other than that, all was the same as last reported for the rest of the night. This was the sunrise on Sunday, … Continue reading →
Adios Norfolk!
Saturday, August 9 — Directly northeast of us, just across the bridge, was a place called Cova Brewing Co & Coffee House that we’ve been meaning to go to since we arrived. We were told they sold only coffee and … Continue reading →
Murder Mystery at The Thoroughgood House in Virginia Beach, Virginia
The sunrise on Wednesday, August 6 was blocked by the clouds, but had a neat golden lighting effect. It was a mellow day. Eric and Christi took care of chores while Keith went to camp, then after camp we ran … Continue reading →
Spring Across the Country
We crisscrossed the country this spring on business trips for James, spending time in Washington, DC; Orlando; Arizona, Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles and New York. Jennifer has started tagging along on these trips, that we extend into the previous or following weekend. Partly this gives us more time together, but mostly we enjoy traveling and…
Historic Fort Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
The day that we went to the game store to play Magic the Gathering, we saw a flier for an upcoming Dungeons & Dragons one-week half-day camp at the store. Keith had gone to a D & D camp while … Continue reading →
