Winter Excursion 4, Day 7

Got up this morning around 0630 and we were on the road by 0730.  The ferry from Cape May, NJ to Lewes, DE leaves at 1430. It's only 200 miles or so from West Point, NY, but we are taking no chances of being late due to traffic. If we miss it, it adds almost six hours of driving!
The traffic we encountered on US17, I87, and the Golden State Parkway was bad, but not as bad as I had anticipated. We arrived at the ferry at 1130. We only had three hours to kill! There is a restaurant and bar here, but as it's not tourist season it was closed! We grabbed some warmed up burgers and chips for lunch. Here's a pic of the ferry terminal, really nice place.

Here we are in line at the ferry, notice we are first! We were the only ones here for about an hour.

Here's Android Auto with our ferry route.

And here's our view on the ferry. Yep, that's a class A in front of us, we can't see a damn thing! The ride is only 1 1/2 hour long!

Cape Henlopen State Park, DE was only two miles from the ferry landing in Lewes, DE. We got into camp and were all set up by 1700. 
We decided it was too late to start a big dinner, so I ran over to the little camp store in the park. We could not believe they had RAPA Scrapple! I grew up eating this brand and we always seek it out when we are in Pennsylvania.

It's been a long day, I think both of us will sleep well tonight.

Winter Excursion 4, Day 6

We had a nice sunrise this morning.

We spent the morning at the camper, had a nice breakfast, and relaxed.
Early afternoon we headed back to West Point to hit the PX, Commissary, and Gas Station. Cath wanted to drive around the Academy again, so we spent a little while checking out the place again.
Back at camp we got everything ready for travel tomorrow. I'm a little anxious as we will be driving south next to New York and surrounding area. I'm sure the roads will be a zoo! The plan is to stick to the Interstates (which we never do), but I think that will be the safest with less local traffic. Tomorrow's blog will tell.
Off to bed, as it's early to rise.

Winter Excursion 4, Day 5

We had a fun day in the lower Hudson Valley.
First I wanted to post a pic of the campsite. It's a nice place but could be a little better, typical government stuff. Here's a pic of our campsite. I meant to post this yesterday. There is only three of us in the campground. They turned off the water today for the winter, but our tank is full.

We went exploring today. First stop Brotherhood WInery.

This is the oldest winery in the USA!

Here's Cath by one of the old wine barrels. We picked up a few bottles and will share them when we get to the Kid's.

After the winery we went passport stamp hunting.There are many historic sites in this area. We saw villages that were founded as early as 1685!
First stop was the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site.

Next was the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. 

Nice digs!

Last but not least was the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site.

Back at camp we took Kaylee for a nice "off leash" walk. She loved it. Here's a view of the lake below us where we walked Kaylee. You can see the roof of the cabin just behind our camper.

This whole area is really historic, but a PITA to navigate. The roads are narrow, hilly, potholed, and just plain bad! We are looking forward to getting south again.

Winter Excursion 4, Day 4

We are still getting used to the time change. We wish they would stop doing it!
Here's a pic of Kaylee with all four feet in her face, not sure how she does this..LOL.

The drive today was easy, 100 miles on NY Rt 9. We went through a few small towns, but had no problems with traffic or "New England" roads. One of the small places we drove through was established in 1762! I don't think the roads from back then envisioned RVs!
We arrived at Round Pond Recreation Area about 1330. This is the campground for West Point Military Academy. Got the camper set up and headed to the Class VI, we were damn near out of booze and wine.
Snapped a few pics at the "Point". Here's the stadium.

And here's the college.

Back at camp showers were in order. A nice dinner a few movies and off to bed. We will do some exploring tomorrow.

Winter Excursion 4, Day 3

We had a lazy morning. Did a few camp chores and then drove over to Golden Harvest Farms and Distillery. Look what followed us home! We also picked up some pastries and some cider donuts!

I've been meaning to get a pic of these. They are made from a weed that grows in the Hudson Valley. They are at the front gate to the park.

Spent the afternoon and evening watching football and getting ready to travel tomorrow. Kaylee even managed to get a walk in this afternoon.The weather has been cold, but beautiful.

Winter Excursion 4, Day 2

First night in the camper was great. I slept like a baby. Cath was a little restless, but that will pass. Kaylee slept by the fireplace as usual.

Had a quick bite for breakfast and then headed off to explore. First stop was Cherry Plain State Park. This park is right on the Massachusetts border. Really nice park with a small campground (10 sites) and a beautiful lake which is full of trout. The park was closed, but we got to see it. We may have to return here one spring or summer.
After Cherry Plain we drove the back roads southeast of Albany. This area reminds us of Vermont, Massachusetts, and all of the New England States. Lots of history, curvy, hilly roads, cemeteries, small (tiny) towns and villages with tons of history.
We stopped at Martin Van Buren NHS and got our passport stamped. Really nice NHS with lots of walking paths, gardens, and a beautiful restored homestead.

Drove back to camp from there on NY Rt 9 and passed Harvest Spirits Farm Distillery We will go back there tomorrow as they have all kinds of AppleJack and various distilled beverages. They have a tasting room! Right next door is Golden Harvest Farms which just happens to make Hard Cider. I'm thinking we will both sleep good tomorrow night!

Winter Excursion 4, Day 1

So here we go with a new Winter Excursion, It's #4!😮
This past week at home we have been loading up the camper and getting the house ready for us to be gone. The weather has been OK until late yesterday and last night. We had tons of rain starting at about 1500 yesterday and then the winds started. We had over two inches of rain and winds around 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. Woke up this morning to snow!
We really took our time getting all the last minute stuff done waiting for the weather to break. We finally got on the road around 1100, but the winds were still 10 - 30 mph, to say the least it was a fun drive. Good thing it was only about 150 miles.
We are Schodack State Park near Albany, NY. Nice park, not crowded at all. Got all set up, camper is doing great. Here's a few pics of the site.

The weather turned nice once we got about 20 miles from Albany, NY, but the winds were still kicking. They are forecast to die down tonight.

We will do some exploring tomorrow and post a few more pics. Right now it is AB time. Steaks and baked potatoes for dinner.