Travel
I decided this would be a good day to visit the Eleanor Roosevelt cottage. I shoulda taken the roads I knew and I woulda taken them, but even knowing I coulda stayed in familiar territory I decided to stray on some roads I've never been on before. I drove all around and ended up on streets in Poughkeepsie that I didn't know, but eventually made it to the grounds of the Cottage. What I didn't count on was the sequester, and I discovered they were only open on Tuesday and Thursday. I doubt I'll go back tomorrow so I snapped a couple of pictures and let it go until another year.
On the way back I saw a sign to Hidden Cove Park and knew it would be on the Hudson River, so I turned in. What a beautiful place, with picnic tables, grills, a building with a very long porch facing the river and lots of Adirondack chairs to sit in. The day was perfect - a bit cool in the shade and perfect in the sunshine. I watched the river for a while and saw a tugboat pushing a barge past.
To get to my car I had to walk back through this narrow tunnel under a railroad bridge.
When I got back to the house I sat out on the driveway with Sandy's parents (who are here for a few days) enjoying a beautiful day, a cloudless blue sky and a slight breeze.
A note on the quinine (tonic water) - I had a bit of tonic with ginger ale last night and didn't have any leg cramps, but it will take more than one night to convince me. In the meantime I am going to get Hyland's pills as a backup. I looked at the labels and found that the tonic as well as the ginger ale now contain high fructose corn syrup. I don't think there is any need for the extra sweetener in the ginger ale, but I'm not surprised that it is added to just about everything that isn't organic.
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I traveled a total of 7,846 miles between April 2nd and June 26, about 86 days. I didn't take the side trips I normally try to take, with the weather being the major cause in most cases. I am so glad I got to see Dinosaur National...
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First I'd like to respond to and thank everyone who has made suggestions for leg cramp remedies. Most of them I've tried - magnesium (I take 1 each evening); making sure I stay hydrated; potassium (I eat a banana every day); and quinine. ...
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I wanted to change the header picture but had a lot of trouble - couldn't get a picture description without messing everything else up. I like this particular photo because it looks like one of the swans called a meeting of the flock (or whatever...
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Travel
Attempted visit to Eleanor's Cottage
I decided this would be a good day to visit the Eleanor Roosevelt cottage. I shoulda taken the roads I knew and I woulda taken them, but even knowing I coulda stayed in familiar territory I decided to stray on some roads I've never been on before. I drove all around and ended up on streets in Poughkeepsie that I didn't know, but eventually made it to the grounds of the Cottage. What I didn't count on was the sequester, and I discovered they were only open on Tuesday and Thursday. I doubt I'll go back tomorrow so I snapped a couple of pictures and let it go until another year.
On the way back I saw a sign to Hidden Cove Park and knew it would be on the Hudson River, so I turned in. What a beautiful place, with picnic tables, grills, a building with a very long porch facing the river and lots of Adirondack chairs to sit in. The day was perfect - a bit cool in the shade and perfect in the sunshine. I watched the river for a while and saw a tugboat pushing a barge past.
To get to my car I had to walk back through this narrow tunnel under a railroad bridge.
When I got back to the house I sat out on the driveway with Sandy's parents (who are here for a few days) enjoying a beautiful day, a cloudless blue sky and a slight breeze.
A note on the quinine (tonic water) - I had a bit of tonic with ginger ale last night and didn't have any leg cramps, but it will take more than one night to convince me. In the meantime I am going to get Hyland's pills as a backup. I looked at the labels and found that the tonic as well as the ginger ale now contain high fructose corn syrup. I don't think there is any need for the extra sweetener in the ginger ale, but I'm not surprised that it is added to just about everything that isn't organic.
- Some Statistics
I traveled a total of 7,846 miles between April 2nd and June 26, about 86 days. I didn't take the side trips I normally try to take, with the weather being the major cause in most cases. I am so glad I got to see Dinosaur National...
- The Countdown Has Begun
Today is Justin's 5th birthday! He has soccer practice after school and then we are going out for dinner at a local Italian restaurant. I'll probably hold off on giving him my present (the scooter) until we get back from dinner. ...
-
First I'd like to respond to and thank everyone who has made suggestions for leg cramp remedies. Most of them I've tried - magnesium (I take 1 each evening); making sure I stay hydrated; potassium (I eat a banana every day); and quinine. ...
-
I wanted to change the header picture but had a lot of trouble - couldn't get a picture description without messing everything else up. I like this particular photo because it looks like one of the swans called a meeting of the flock (or whatever...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...