Winter Excursion 5, Day 1

Here we go again, 5th year, Day 1!!!!😲

After the time change last night we both awoke early. Grabbed showers and then put the house to bed. We may not be back for 9 months (9 Sep 21). It all depends on the Virus and the Family Reunion.

It was an easy drive to Schodack State Park near Albany, NY, same start we did last year. Left home around 1000 and got to our campsite by 1300. There are no "Full Hookups" here, so I reserved site #29 as the community water faucet is here, but they shut the water off as the temps have been below freezing (best laid plans go awry). Filled the water tank on the camper at the dump station and headed to our site. Here's a pick of our pull-through site:

We had a winter storm chase us the whole way here, but we beat it. Back home 4-7 inches of snow is forecast. Here just a lot of rain for the next 48 hours with temps in the 30s. We are just gonna hunker down, drink wine, eat well, and play cards. We will do some exploring the day after tomorrow when the temps get back to the 50s.

All in all we are happy to be back on the road again. Cath says it feels like home in the camper! WOW!

Coles Creek 2020 Day 9

We got another doozy of a thunderstorm again this morning. It started around 0500 and was over by 0700. We were really glad that we had packed up last night.

Here's the boat pic of the day:

Cath snapped this while we were at the dump station (which we had all to ourselves).

We left the campground around 0900 and were home and unpacked by 1330.

Next blog entry will be 1 Nov 20. We can't wait for Winter Excursion 5!

Coles Creek 2020 Day 8

The day started early with a thunderstorm that started at 0330 and last until about 0730. The campground looked like a lake. Lots of thunder and lightning and a big downpour. After the storm the sun came out and it turned into a nice day. 

We spent the morning watching everyone pack up and leave for home. Some folks even packed up during the storm. Even with three lanes at the dump station there must have been 20 campers in line most of the morning. By lunch time the campground was only about 10% full. We were glad we are not leaving until tomorrow.

Spent the afternoon playing cards, packing up, and listening to the silence (all the kids are gone).

Here's the boat pic of the day:

You guessed it, there were no boats today!

We had almost everything packed up before we went to bed as thunderstorms are forecast for tonight.

Coles Creek 2020 Day 7

I did some fishing first thing in the morning before all the crazy boaters and jet skiers came out. Caught a few small perch, but nothing with any size. I saw a very big black bass roll on the surface near my kayak, i wished I could have hooked that one! Here's a few pics:

We spent the rest of the day reading, playing cards, walking, and people watching.

Here's another pic of our view from the camper:

We had a nice meal for dinner and then our last campfire for this trip.

Here's the boat pic of the day. It was actually the only one we saw all day, Cath says maybe they don't work on weekends!

Coles Creek 2020 Day 6

We got some good rains last night, but today turned out beautiful again. We sure can't complain about the weather on this trip.

We made the drive back to Massena to pick up some hard cider. We also got some apple crisp, cider donuts, and an apple tort!

Back at camp we just hung out and watched the other campers come and go. Played some cards and had some of our cider.

Here's today's boat pic:

Only two days left for this trip. We are starting to look forward to our winter trip!

Coles Creek 2020 Day 5

Spent most of the morning hanging around camp doing a few camp chores. Later we took a drive to Messana to pick up some hard cider at Kaneb Orchards. The hours for the orchard where not posted on their website or on google maps, so of course they were closed. They are open Friday - Sunday so we will try again tomorrow.

Rain is in the forecast so we buttoned up camp after dinner.

Weather continues to be great with temps still in the 70s and 40s at night.

Here's today's boat pic:

The campground is not totally full and most folks stick to their campsites, but the kids are still running all over the place. We love to watch them.

Coles Creek 2020 Day 4

Temps went down into the 40s last night so it was great sleeping weather! The high temp today was only in the low 70s.

We drove into Waddington to pick up a can opener as we left ours at home. Stopped a the small grocery store - out of stock, stopped at Ace hardware - out of stock! We ended up at the Dollar Store and got the last one they had. I guess Waddington has had a run on can openers!

Back at camp I got the kayak ready to do some fishing.

Caught a bunch of perch, but they were to small to keep. Oh well, they were fun to catch.

Here's today's boat pic:

Late afternoon we just sat outside played cribbage, and enjoyed the view. Had a campfire after dinner and then early to bed. It's been a fun day.