September 28, 2011

We were sad to drop Barb and Dick off at Logan, International Airport in Boston yesterday but We were grateful for almost two wonderful weeks together! We were reminded how great it is to talk and laug together. We'll have to do it again sometime! After we left Boston we headed north to Freeport, ME. We drove through New Hampshire to get to Maine and found out that NH has state liqour stores, and they have prices that rival California's! Of course we stopped and bought some bourbon. We arrive in Freeport, ME close to 2 PM and immediately did the tour of LL Bean. It is quite a store and open 24 hours a day every day of the year but Christmas! After a bit we decided we did't want to stay in Freeport but that we wanted to start for home. I think the we felt a bit lonely without Barb and Dick, and we were getting a bit homesick. So we turned around and headed for I - 90 westbound. Last night we stayed in Hanson, MA at a Holiday Inn Express...not good. Tonight we are in Victor, NY in a Hampton Inn and it is very nice. After we checked in today we left for Pittsford, NY to see the Erie Canal. It was raining a bit but we had fun walking the path that used to be the path used by horses, mules, and oxen as they pulled the barges from the Hudson to Lake Erie, and back. On the way back to the Hampton Inn it was raining so hard that I could hardly see. It was raining harder than it did at Gettysburg!! When we got back to the hotel we decided to order in... We are tired and ready to head to Ohio tomorrow, with a side trip to Buffalo,if the weather permits. We saw a lot of incredible colors all along the trip today and into Maine yesterday. It is hard to imagine the beauty of NY state when all you really see is NY City. Fortunately, we have seen it all...