Excursions and Projects

 September 16-21

St. Johnsville Marina and Campground

St. Johnsville, NY

But Momma, you did wipe off my paws.  They shouldn't get the keyboard all gunkie even though it was 47 degrees this morning and the grass was wet from being heated up during the day and chilled at night.  I have to tell everyone about the excursions you have been taking and the project Dad finished.

Let's begin with some of the trips starting with the apple orchards.  

Roger 's Orchard had lots of apples and cider ready to be purchased or you could pick your own apples.  They also had cider donuts but they were already bagged.  

The Sandflats Orchard on the other hand were making cider donuts and they were still warm when Dad purchased a bag.

They not only offered apples, cider and donuts, but they had pumpkins as well as a gift shop.

It definitely looks like a farm in the picture, but the REAL farm they visited was holding their annual Sundae at the Farm event.  There were loads of activities geared toward children as well as vendors selling maple products and honey products.

The Dygert Farm has been passed down from generation to generation and has grown in size over the years.

They now process their own milk and are known for their great tasting chocolate milk.  But they sell other items including cheese curd, ice cream sandwiches, as well as other milk products.  Not only do they have large businesses purchasing their products, they have an on site store.  I guess that's why they are milking 275 cows.

Dad's high school buddy and his wife live in this area and they know all the great spots including Summers Best Ice Cream.  They sell both large and small banana splits,

as well as ice cream served up in waffle cones.  

That's a small serving...by name only

After seeing the size of the large banana split, Dad decided a small was plenty large enough to tackle.

If you have ever had a incident where you return to your rig to find a rain storm UNDER your rig caused by water left on in the sink and the gray tank overflowing into the kitchen sink and onto the floor....well, let's just say it is a memory that stays with you.  It also creates the practice of turning off the water to the rig when away for any period of time. One would think after a while, it would become routine to remember to turn the water back on before entering the rig upon return.  WRONG!!  Everyone has lost count of the number of times someone has had to go back outside, walk around to the opposite side of the rig and turn the water back on.

Well, Dad decided to address that issue, saving some steps.  He installed an inside switch that will stop the flow of water into the rig and let the flow resume.  It's the blue light toggle switch.  

The installation involved some additional wiring

and some additional plumbing installing a water solenoid shut off.

If they would give me my own cell phone, they could call me if they forget to flip the blue light off when they depart and I could take care of it.  But alas, no phone for me.  I guess they will just have to be mindful and remember the blue light off upon departure.  But to be truthful, it's not the water off that they tend to forget.  It's the water back on that was causing all the extra steps.  Due to Dad's project, that issue has been addressed.

I wonder if it will manage to climb out of the 60's today?  I'm sure glad I have my fur coat!!

I'm Chloe