Tony and Julie and route 66

Sally’s father had it built in 1901 and over the years the growing family has used it for summer vacations and big parties, including very society weddings. Uncle Eric converted the house into apartments for different branches of the family to use, Sally’s branch got the front upper apartment, facing the lake.
The grounds are wonderful and this morning the lake was at it’s sparkling best, the tree’s obligingly beginning to show their autumn glory. The air was so fresh and clear. Sally walked with us and gave us historical pointers to plantings, neighbourhood moves etc.
The crowning glory lives in the boat house, amongst several very nice small and larger launches is a very special electric engined launch, bought by grandfather Bixby at the 1901 St Louis Fair. See picture.

We strolled back to Sally’s house, took some photo’s for posterity and then hit the road, our first full day’s road trip.

Today we drove over and through the Adirondack Mountains, highest 4000 feet. Via Lake Placid the site of 2 winter Olympics and we got an unusual view of the humongous ski jumps as we drove by.

We stopped for lunch in Saranac at the lake side town and ate in the towns central café, Tony had a Reubens sandwich ( corned – that means salt cured in American, beef and salad, usually sauerkraut) and I had a bowl of lovely handmade vegetable and chicken soup- natures cure all!!
Back on the road and we drove down to …….And stayed the night in a Comfort Inn at Syracuse. It had an indoor swimming pool. Supposedly heated but actually freezing, after half a dozen lengths Tony said my nose was blue, so we hopped out into the lovely Jacuzzi, the strongest one I have ever encountered, talk about wobbly bits!!!!!!!!!
We ate take out and watched cable TV, and in-fact were asleep by 10pm!!