Day Ten

Oh, joy!  The rains have returned. What is it about our travel days that have to include lots of heavy precipitation?  But, John has a lot of experience herding the truck and TT down the wet roads, so off we go!

Everything here is green and growing. We've been wondering if people have it in their deed restrictions that they have to  mow their lawns.  Everywhere we look, people are either mowing, have just mowed, or are getting ready to mow.  The majority of them also seem to be expert gardeners. I look at the house along the route and think about my poor little yard that is mostly parched and weedy. Another thing that I've noticed here is the use of a single wind turbine.  We've seen some fairly large wind farms along the route, but apparently several locations are either testing the effectiveness, or don't have a large facility to "electrify." Yes, that is the color of the sky out the window.

New York state is interesting - they are apparently trying to keep their budget under control by making numerous of their roads toll roads.  The good thing is that there are "service areas" where you can buy gas and eat along the route.  Their toll tickets give the mile marker and the name of the gasoline station along with the name of the food establishments - normally one fast food and one sit-down restaurant.  John likes these interstates because there aren't any stops, and the road is wide enough to accommodate any construction without traffic backups like the lesser roads have.  I'd prefer the non-interstate to see some of the countryside along with the buildings and other points of interest.  Since I planned the sightseeing parts of the trip, he gets his way on the highways.  Besides, he says I spend most of my time reading anyway except when he needs directions.  My job each morning is to program the address of the next campground into the GPS, then compare it to my AAA trip route to see if they agree, then we're off.

Michigan and New York have apparently cornered the market on red barn paint. It's a rare barn we see that isn't that lovely dark red color. 

Josh and I are excited about going to Niagra Falls.  My plan is to have one of those tour groups pick us up and take us around to see the sights.  So, once we arrive and get set up, I'll make those arrangements for Sunday morning.