Walkabout With Wheels Blog

Monday, August 27, 2018

Trekonderoga 2018 Registration in Ticonderoga, New York

Our son, Adam, treated us to Trekonderoga 2018. As in years past, Eric and I are delighted to spend the day immersed in Star Trek and its fan community.

We arrived at the Star Trek
Original Series Series Set
Tour promptly at 8:30 am.

Registration continues here
until 2:00 pm.

Timeliness is a LaJuene family trait. As you can see, the parking lot is empty. As the day progresses lines of people and food trucks with picnic tables will fill in the empty space.

Adam stands next to a man in

the Original Series costume in

the very short registration

line.

The man is an optimistic fan. In the Original Star Trek Series, anyone wearing a red shirt on an away mission was promptly killed off. Surely, this fan will survive his day off the ship.

Today's guests are Gates
McFadden, Dr. Beverly Crusher
on Star Trek: The Next
Generation & Karl Urban,
Dr. Leonard McCoy in three
recent Star Trek movies.

A poster of the original

Star Trek Enterprise,

NCC- 1701

The Federation flag & the

Command flag on the front

of the Original Series Set

Tour building

Two of the many Trekkies

that I will be seeing today.

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Celebrating My Birthday @ Yanni's Too @ Coeyman's Landing, New York

Eric & I went to Yanni's Too at

Coeyman's Landing for a late
lunch to celebrate my
62nd birthday.

A shot of me in front

of the door

The bench next to the door
has charming sea life theme,
with a Seahorse & three
Humpback Whales.

Yanni's Too articles

& awards

I am taken with the table
for six beneath the
free-standing
sunshade.

Tables are set up for

large groups &

twosomes.

The Bar

Nearby tall tables

Eric & I decide to
dine al fresco.

I show our waiter, Adam,

my driver's license to

prove that today's my

birthday.

Eric's drink choice is Roscoe
Brewing Company's Trout
Town Dark Ale.

I ordered a Moscow
Mule.

A shot of us at our table

The view from our table of the Coeymans Landing's Marina & the Hudson River, beyond.

Eric with our appetizers....

Calamari 4 Way: Original,
Rhode Island Style with
Yellow Banana Peppers,
Calamari with Marinara
& Jalapeno Drizzled
Calamari
A cup of Clam Chowder
Shrimp Cocktail

My Seafood Cob Salad: Lobster,

Jumbo Shrimp & Crab ,Tomatoes,

Cucumbers, Avocado, Crumbled

Blue Cheese, Onion on a Bed of

Greens & a Roll

Eric's Whole Belly Clams
with French Fries

Wow! Calamari 4 Way

is amazing!

I pack up what's left of

my salad....

Lunch was great! Eric's company was better.... And, my birthday discount is $19.00.

Schroon River Escape Lodges & Resort in Diamond Point, New York

Before Eric and I retired in 2012, we purchased a Resorts of Distinction Membership at Schroon River Escape Lodges and Resort to Schroon River Escape Lodges and Resort. During our travels, we stay at membership parks for up to two weeks at no cost.

Eric and I returned here in 2014 when we were considering upgrading our membership. Our purchased upgrade allows us to stay at ROD membership parks for three weeks.

This is our first camping
experience at the Resort.

The Trading Post is stocked

with candies, toys, camping

items & food.

It's also a Wifi Hotspot.

Bathrooms, Showers & the

Laundry are in the rear of

the Trading Post.

The washing machines are $1.50 per load. Dryers are $1.75 per load.

The Playground & Basketball

Court are next to the Trading

Post &...

... the A Frame, the children's
activity building.

The Pavilion is the Adult

Lounge & a Wifi

Hotspot.

The Swimming Pool is located
next to the Pavilion.

Campsites beneath the

pines

This area has back in and pull through sites.

Nearby Restrooms

Most of the roads here are hard packed gravel.

Eric & I are parked in an open

area that has pull through sites.

We have DirecTV Satellite

access here, water, sewer

& 30 amp electric service.

Sadly, this older campground has low voltage issues that can damage RV electrical systems, especially microwaves and air conditioners. Just after 4:00 pm on Friday Eric checked our electrical readout panel and saw that the voltage supplied by the park was running low (100 volts). Low voltage heats up electric motors. The extra heat shortens the life of appliances.

I am particularly concerned about our Air Conditioner/Heat Pump. It's an expensive appliance that I don't want to replace.

With extra weekend campers, more people are using air conditioners, microwaves, etc. and straining the campground's older electrical system. Eric started our diesel generator to keep our motorhome's air conditioner and appliances running safely, with proper voltage.

One of five cabins in the resort.

This one has firewood waiting
on the porch for its next guests.

This steep incline is labeled,

& paved.

The Schroon River flows past
this section of the Resort.

Two of three small Yurts

Yurt and cabin guests bring their clothing, toiletries and food. Schroon River Escape Lodges and Resort provides the rest... Beds, linens, cooking equipment and lawn furniture.

A nearby tent

The Restrooms in this section

of the Resort is a modified

camping trailer.

This 1981 Eagle, custom built
by Case, is for sale.

I inspect the exterior and am very impressed with this 38 year old motorhome.

Canoes & kayaks are available

for campers to rent.

The Beach is quiet
today.

I'm glad that Eric and I decided to camp here. We are comfortable and are enjoying some "down time."

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Driving Northwest to Diamond Point, New York

Eric and I brought Sean home to his parents in Hudson. We hugged and kissed our grandson, daughter, Diane, and son-in-law, Damon; waved goodbye and started our drive northwest to Diamond Point, New York.

Today's drive starts on
New Hampshire Route
101 West.

The "Old Man of the
Mountain" is the
state's Emblem.

The "Old Man's" profile, on Crown Mountain, in Franconia Notch State Park is a well known landmark. Sadly, The Old Man crumbled on May 3, 2003, during a rain storm. New Hampshire continues to embrace the rock formation and it's history.

One of the many rock cuts

we will pass by during

today's drive.

This sheer wall of rock is the result of drilling holes perpendicularly from the top of the chosen rocky surface; the insertion of carefully measured explosives, and blasting portions of the rocky area into rubble. After the debris is removed, the remaining rock face is inspected and road construction equipment moves in to create a new roadway.