It was so good to see Chen and Victor when the Airport taxi dropped them off at Corn Hill Landing, Rochester on August 7th. They adapted to the crammed accommodations on the boat with ease. We went through 4 locks and 1 lift bridge on their first day cruising with us. We stopped at Fairport for lunch and docked at Newark for the night, where we visited the Hoffman Clock Museum.
Newark town dock with shower and laundry facility
The next day we went through 8 locks and up 60 feet to Seneca Falls. The water color changed from muddy yellow to deep emerald blue, and as we exit the lock to Seneca Falls on Van Cleef Lake the first landmark was this beautiful church.
Dock at Seneca Falls, Mark & Victor relax on deck
Seneca Falls Visitor Center offers wineries tours of the Finger Lakes on Saturday and Sunday during the summer. We've planned our arrival to take the Sunday tour, for $10 per person the shuttle bus takes you to 7 wineries, you can stay in each winery for as long as you like and hop on the next shuttle. Each winery offers 6 to 8 wines for tasting and two wineries also have a brewery that offers several brews for tasting. The bus ride to the wineries was very scenic and we had a very fine time of wine tasting.
Mark, Chen, Victor & Joyce at winery
The Finger Lakes are beautiful, we made a short cruise to Geneva on Seneca Lake on Monday, and on Tuesday we cruised 40 miles to the south end of Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, docking at the Allan Treman State Marina Park for two nights. We visited Cornell University, especially the Law School where Victor's daughter is in her 3rd year and downtown Ithaca. We celebrated Joyce's birthday with delicious food and wine at a Thai restaurant.
Cornell University Law School Library & Chime master playing at Clock Tower
Cheers to Joyce's birthday
We left Ithaca early Thursday morning to cruise back to north of Cayuga Lake before the wind picks up. The run was easy so we continue on to Baldwinsville with Victor taking the helm for most of the afternoon. On Friday it was a short run to Phoenix, this is one of our favorite stops. The Bridge House Brats is a volunteer group of Phoenix youth who care for the waterfront park and for tips they will deliver meals from local restaurants. We had the Bridge House Brats deliver pizza to the boat and enjoyed the Friday night pie and Jam session at the park. Saturday morning we woke up with heavy rain and worry that it will ruin the planned Bar-B-Q and concert at the waterfront park. Magically the sky cleared up at 11:00 AM and it was just beautiful for the rest of the day. The Bar-B-Q was delicious and the concert was great with music from the 60's and the 70's.
Relaxing at Phoenix waterfront park
Dancing to the music of Good Old Time band
Sunday morning we left Phoenix for Brewerton. We had lunch at Calypso Jack's, then it was time for Chen and Victor to pack for their flight from Syracuse back to Seattle. The airport taxi came to pick them up at 4:30 PM. Their 10 days visit went by fast and we enjoyed our times together very much, so special and dear.
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