Day 45 & 46 Niagara Falls, ON to Florida, NY

July 3 & 4                                                                                                

Wednesday, July 3 - Niagara Falls, ON to Chenango Valley State Park, New York

On the Road Again!!  Love it, beautiful sunny day!  Leaving Canada and driving over the Niagara River near Lake Erie into Buffalo, New York.  Border Crossing was a little busy.  The border guard wanted to know where we were going and where we were staying and if we were travelling with the folks in front of us, the Bogaert’s.  Maybe he noticed the BC plates.  Then he asked "to enter back there" so Ross opened the RV for him, he looked in and said OK to go!!  Whew!!!

 

Off the I90 and onto Highway 20A.  These smaller highways are more scenic and pass through smaller towns.  Hwy 20A is called “Big Tree Road”.  Rolling hills and very green, farmland with fields of corn.  We also drove past the town of Corning!  Can you guess what they made there?  They have the Corning Museum of Glass!

We stopped at the Chenango Valley State Park off I86 just N E of Binghamton.  Not bad for an overnight stop.  The park entrance was lined with American Flags for the Fourth of July celebrations.  The small lake is divided into sections per depth of the water and has lifeguards on duty.  There are picnic sites in the park and an 18 hole golf course plus cabins to rent.



Our campsite 

Daily Stats: 
Today's distance:  377 km 
Weather:  Sunshine; High: 28 degrees; Lo: 22 degrees
Diesel Price:  Dansville, NY $4.219, gas / gallon $3.669
Wildlife:  Geese, heron, bunny and deer
Campsite:  Chenango Valley State Park ($34.75 incl. electricity & showers)
Walking:  8 km around campsite


Thursday, July 4 - Chenango Valley State Park, New York to Florida, New York

Happy Birthday America 

Leisurely start to the morning since we don’t have far to go!  Leave via I88 south to I81 then onto 17 east.  We stopped for lunch in the rest area near Roscoe.   We didn’t know then but we were pretty close to Bethel where Woodstock was held in 1969!  New York has the Catskill Mountains but their maximum height is only about 4,000 feet.  Lots of small rivers and creeks to cross over and of course some road construction but everything is closed down for the holiday. 

Set up in the campsite #70 & #71 at the end of the row, very nice, room to put out the awning and lawn chairs.  Headed into town to get gas and groceries.  Had to drive to Chester about 5 miles away to get a decent grocery store.  Good thing, the tour to New York City starts at the campsite in an air conditioned bus.  We just paid $106 per person plus our camp fee so we are ready to go to New York City at 8 am in the morning!!

Daily Stats: 
Today's distance:  232 km 
Weather:  Sunshine; High: 31 degrees; Lo: 25 degrees
Diesel Price:  Florida $3.95; reg gas $3.61 gallon
Wildlife:  Fire Flies
Campsite:  Black Bear Campground $50/night full hookups w/Wi-Fi and cable

New York Stats:
Flower:  Rose
Bird:  Bluebird
Nickname:  Empire State
Sales Tax:  4 percent but New York City 13.75 percent