Our Final Day in NY

I know it is Friday, but this is the 1st chance I have had to blog about our last day in the 1000 Island area.  What a great place!

I must admit that I was not overly excited about this area when we 1st drove to our campsite at Wellesley State Park.  I expected a nicely wooded site, but we were basically on a "football field".  I soon realized that was not a problem - we spent so little time at the park.  So much to see around the area that we were gone from mid morning to early evening almost everyday.

On Wednesday, the 4 of us cooked outdoors and ate our breakfast outside.  By 10:30 we were on our way to the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, about 10 miles from the park.  What a surprise!  This is really a great place with so many old wooden boats, speed boats, motors, a history of speed boating, and the opportunity to be on the huge houseboat/yacht of George Boldt.  It is a treat to tour that boat.  After touring the museum, you can row a skiff (somewhat like a canoe) in the waters behind the museum.  What fun!

This houseboat was built around 1900!  It was huge and
had so much beautiful woodwork!

The large Dining Room!

Hallway leading to all the Bedrooms

A typical guestroom

The sitting area in the master bedroom suite!

The outside upper back deck!

The refurbished piano in the sitting room

Gorgeous wooden boats throughout the museum

Bella's waterfront restaurant and bakery!

Viewed this westie from the deck at Bella's!

Also saw this yacht!

From there we walked to downtown Clayton to see the local shops and have lunch on the water at Bella's Restaurant and Bakery.  What delicious foods and wonderful setting.  This restaurant is a must if you are in the area.



As soon as we got to the car, Ken got a call from the folks who were selling the Class A Journey that we had toured over the weekend.  They offered to have us test drive it and since we were only about 10 miles away, we said yes!  The four of us and the owners went for a ride, with Ken driving it for quite awhile.  The seller had given Ken quite an education of diesel Class A driving!  A bit overwhelming!

This 2005 Journey (diesel by Winnebago) only has 10,000 miles
and 1 owner.  Immaculate.  Lots of extras!  If you are looking
to make a purchase, you should check this out.  Asking $97,500!

Got back to Willie around 7:15 and Ken started a campfire.  We cooked dinner over the fire and had a 1st chance to make "snakes" on this trip.  Walked down to the water to get our last peek at a sunset from the park.  Of course Ken was excited to take more photos!

Ken is getting so good at these sunset pictures!  It really
was a beautiful evening!

Then we went inside to do a slide show of the photos Ken had taken on this adventure and there were lots of them.  Called it a night around 11:15.  Earlier in the evening, Ken and I had done a lot of preparation for our departure on Thurs. morning.  Can't believe our 2 week trip has come to an end.  We have certainly had a wonderful time exploring these areas and enjoyed sharing it with Sam and Kathy.  We travel so well together!