So we've heard that people who RV are very nice and helpful - and we have found that to be true. We met Mike and Marcia McNamara at an RV park in Sylvan Lake, NY. They told us about a boat race on Saturday morning in that little town. We decided to check it out and saw this:
There are hundreds of speed boats racing to various points on Oneida Lake. They eventually all meet back at the starting point and party together. It was a neat little beach community event.
That night Mike invited us to a campfire at their spot. We told stories, shared a cocktail or two and laughed a lot. While Mike was setting the fire up, Johnny told him about our challenge to build a fire at Camp Chautauqua - we just didn't have enough kindling. I finally went into the woods there to collect enough little sticks to get it going. It turned out to be a beautiful fire.
The next morning when we came out of our RV, Mike and Marcia were gone, but Mike left a bag of all of his leftover kindling for us. We couldn't even thank them!
We took off for Syracuse to do the Canal Walk in downtown Syracuse. It starts at Armory Square, a revitalized part of Syracuse that has an artsy feel. We learned about the history of this manufacturing city and how it, like so many places, has had to reinvent itself. There were several cool old buildings and bridges. These bridges were among my favorites (left side of photo).
The day continued by watching the Bears pull it out in OT over the Steelers. Bear Down!
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