Lake Ontario to the Finger Lakes

Thursday, June 13 (cont'd)

We continued on down the shoreline of Lake Ontario.  There are beautiful little coves and boating areas.  It's quite beautiful .  There are lots of historical sights along here, most related to the War of 1812. Neither the U.S. nor Britain won any major battles on Lake Ontario, but it was a major ship building area for both countries, since started out with very small, poorly maintained fleets.  

Lots of big houses along here!  Where do all of these people get their money?

Not much in the way of lakeshore property for these large mansions.   Many of these little decks sit across the road from the main house.  The island in the background is in Canada and is rimmed with wind generators.  Bet these people were unhappy when that changed their view!

We made a small detour because we really wanted to say we had been to Mexico on this trip.  The sign says "New York State's Best Tasting Drinking Water." HaHa

I couldn't find a reason for the name.

We saw this sign in Lake Oswego.  John's sister Susan Byrne went to college at Lake Oswego.  Susan was astounded when John called to tell her where we were.

 What I remember most is that the winter was some kind of record one year that Susan was there.  They were crawling through the second story windows and getting to class through snow tunnels.  Cars emerged some time in March!

Everywhere we go, the fields are covered with standing water.  And it is still raining!

Images along the way:  A large round hay bale in the middle of a field, with an American Flag stuck in in it.  A bunch of ducks happily swimming in a front yard.

We found a camp ground down near the Finger Lakes in Port Byron called Hejamada.  It was so muddy we couldn't get into the first camp site.  The second one was better for us, but we felt bad for the campground owner.  He had lost a lot of business due to poor weather, and even if it improves, it will take a long time for these grassy campsites to dry out.  And for repairs to be made.