Watching the Chase and Veg'ing

Today's our last day here in Rochester, NH. We went to the 100+ year hold Rochester Fair on Friday - there was lots of midway games, food, and rides but not much else. It's not nearly as interesting as the Duchess County or Bridgewater fairs.

We've really enjoyed being parked right on the lake and it's been a great lake for kayaking. In the summer, it must really be a bustling lake since there are Skeedo and Motorboats permitted but all those folks seemed to be done for the season so there's mostly been just kayakers on the lake. Geoff is posting photos here: http://flickr.com/photos/geoff0522/

As most of you know, Geoff is a big NASCAR fan so when we found out that the first NASCAR cup race of the final ten races (Chase for the Cup) would be only 30miles from our campground, he got a ticket. Luckily, the rain cleared in time for Geoff to watch the race and he had a great day. Meanwhile, ellyn just veg'd out at the campground. She tried to finish sewing the gift for Gus but her sewing machine bobbin isn't working correctly. But the rainy and gloomy day was perfect for watching the Sunday News Shows and Sappy Movies. Today we're back at the library then we'll kayak this afternoon. The weather is sunny, in the mid-70s but quite breezy from Ike's remnants. That should make some interesting kayaking.

Tomorrow, we're driving to see Geoff's Mom in her new (assisted living) apartment and we may head home tomorrow night or may spend the night on the way back.

Quiet in Rochester, NH

We are now in the midst of our first "one week in one place" on the shores of a small lake near Rochester, NH. We arrived during a rainy Tuesday evening and the weather is now a lot cooler than it had been a few days ago. Yesterday, I spent the day "veg'd" out - either watching TV, organizing a few things or napping. Geoff spent the day puttering around including getting out his old Radio Controlled (RC) car that. much to his delight, still works.

Geoff is really embracing the camping part of this experience - the mud, bugs and campfires - whereas I'm still not sure how those aspects of our travel fit into my view of RV living. I have more of a vision of the RV travels as a moving motel room.

One thing we both want to do is to have some "local" experiences in each of the places we visited. So, today we decided to have breakfast out...we drove around a bit trying to find a local place and then asked a guy on the street who pointed us towards "Froggies Breakfast Place" which was filled with frog collectables and a hearty breakfast menu. Another local experience is coming this weekend - the Rochester Fair.

We're now at the library using the free WiFi - a special treat for me since I always love spending time in libraries and spending more time in them is on my retirement "To Do" list.

This afternoon, we expect that we'll be going kayaking on the lake. It will be our first time to kayak right were we're staying without the need of mounting them on the car rack.

Geoff is posting photos here: http://flickr.com/photos/geoff0522/

Bye for now...
ellyn

New Blog for our Travels

We've decided to use this somewhat dormant site for blogging our RV travels. Geoff posts the photos on flickr at this link: http://flickr.com/photos/geoff0522/

Here's a quick synopsis of this week:
Tuesday: House finally on the market and we arrived at Bourne Scenic Park campground.
Wednesday: Bike Ride to Woods Hole (and etc) with RVnavigators, Ken and Martha. Seafood for dinner.
Thursday: Cape Cod National Seashore Beach and Provincetown with Ken and Martha. Picnic lunch on beach and seafood for dinner.
Friday: Organize RV, buy groceries and supplies, nap, seafood for dinner
Saturday: Move to MA state park campground in Hingham, MA. Take out Asian food for dinner at Logan's and Maureen's with Brian and also to meet L&M's new dog, Gus. Hanna rainstorm milder than expected overnight.
Sunday: Walk 5K with Logan, Maureen, Brian and Katherine for Komen Race for Cure. Brunch at L & Ms - yummy quiches! Watched enough of Patriots game to see "the injury" which is now lead story in Boston. Explore bike & kayak destinations for today.
Today: 7 mile bike-ride near water, ice cream, internet surfing at library (now) and planning for quick kayak outing when we leave here as soon as I finish this.

House selling not going too fast yet - only one lookers so far. Ughh.

That gets you up to date with us. :-)