Last weekend we had a rally at Pine Creek Campground in Newfield, NY.  The reservations at the campground were organized at the last minute because reservations at the original location had fallen through.  It was a nice campground with lots of pine trees surrounded by wooded hills.  We were parked near the back against a line of trees.

How about those new, colorful curtains Angie made?

On our first full day we went for a hike at Buttermilk Falls near Ithaka.  We hiked all around the retention pond behind the falls.  We were passed by several runners participating in a trail race.  I have enough trouble running around the track at the gym, let alone around those steep trails.  My hats off to them.

Later that afternoon we went for a sail on lake Seneca.  Our chartered cruise was on the boat “True Love” which appeared briefly in the movie “High Society”.  One of the mates told us the story of how the boat was purchased in the Caribbean and sailed up the Hudson River and through the NY canal system to lake Seneca.  I had no idea you could sail a boat that big that far inland.  Fascinating!

The weather was absolutely beautiful that afternoon.

After our sail we had ice cream at a local store where three of the flavors were named after the presidential candidates:  Arkansas Angel (Hillary Clinton), Blue-Bernie (Bernie Sanders), and Nuttin’ but Trump (Donald Trump).  After that we headed back to the campground to grill burgers and hotdogs.

The next day it rained all day.  I took Angie and John on a quick tour of the Cornell University campus.  John and I convinced Angie to walk across the Falls Creek Suspension Bridge.  She didn’t like being that high above the ground.

Later that evening the skies cleared and we had a magnificent rainbow arch over the campground.

We had a great weekend.  Next time, I want to camp directly on one of the lakes.  Maybe at Sampson State Park.