Monday, September 15, 2008

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.