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Toddy Pond, Maine

We have been blessed with wonderful weather during our vacation.  We went swimming every day – usually twice.  We did jumping competitions from the dock; swam to a large nearby rock for sunning; and twice we took out the pontoon boat for tubing and swimming in the middle of the lake.  We played Jump or Dive, [...]

Hunting Fossils in Trenton Gorge

We hiked into a nearby gorge hunting trilobites.  It was a steep path down by the bridge.  The bridge is hinged and was hauled in two sections and bolted together.

It was a short hike downstream.

Everyone got looking.  Skip and Kathryn ponder the rocks.

Eric decided to try going behind the water fall. Kathryn [...]

Balloon Ride

My sister Barbara gave her husband Joe a balloon ride for two as a Christmas present.  Joe asked me to accompany me on Sunday morning for a balloon ride out of the Columbia County Airport conducted by BalloonNY.  Saturday we drove to Delanson to stay overnight and arose at 3am to drive to the airport in [...]

Keuka Lake

Tom & Debby were visiting from Seattle for the Skelly Family Reunion.  Following the reunion they booked a camp on Keuka Lake and invited us to spend the week with them.  It was hot and sunny with temperatures in the 90s every day.  Sunday we went grocery shopping and swam.  Sunday night we watched Flares Around [...]

Skelly Family Reunion

The week prior to the 4th of July weekend we worked to empty our house of furniture such that all the hardwood floors could be refinished while we were gone.  Saturday morning Billie Jo came to our house and we drove 2 cars to Syracuse to meet with Ed & family and proceeded to Rochester for [...]