July 27 to Aug 2

Monday
We continued packing our daughters household goods for her move. My wife had done most of this in May. Long Island was really hot and humid. Just a walk to the store a few blocks away was enough to make your cloths feel soaking wet. Walked 10.7 km.

Tuesday
Today after doing a few errands in the morning we went into Manhattan on the Long island Railroad for a final visit. We spent the afternoon in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This place is a treasure! We did a quick tour of a number of areas in the museum which took us to closing time. We then did a short walk through Central Park and then took the subway back to Penn Station and a ride on the train back to Mineola. Walked 17.9 km.

Wednesday
We did the final packing for the move early in the morning. The movers arrived about 9:30 and they finished moving everything out by about 12:30. We then had lunch, did a bit of shopping and headed off to Kingston, New York for the night. Being late in the day to start off from Long Island we ran into traffic of course. Traffic is the normal way of life on the New York area! Arrived in Kingston, NY about 6:30 pm after a brief stop in New Paltz for a short walk on the Historic Huguenot Street. Had supper at Roudigans at the hotel and then the rain came down. It rained all night. The weather channel had even issued flash flood warnings for the area. Walked 11.3 km.

Thursday
It was sunny in the early morning. The day turned out to be great for travelling. We headed off from Kingston, New York about 11 am and headed north on I-87. We passed around Albany and got off I-90 at Amsterdam, NY. We then drove along route 5 N slowing to look at Guy Park, Fort Johnson, the Montgomery County Courthouse in Fonda, NY, and Tribes Hill intersection. We turned off onto route 10 at Palatine Bridge and made a pass through my favourite NY town, Stone Arabia. We have visited the two churches in this tiny hamlet many times and the view of the Mohawk Valley is fabulous. We continued along 5 N through Nelliston passing by the Old Palatine Church, Fort Klock, the Nellis Tavern and the field where the Battle of Fort Klock took place. After that we continued along 5 N to Little Falls and past the Herkimer Home Historic Site where we got back on the freeway. The remainder of the trip was just a long drive, passing through Syracuse, Cicero and Watertown, New York. There was a slight delay at the Canadian border and then a dash for home arriving about 7:30 pm. We unpacked the van and then went grocery shopping to restock our empty refrigerator. Walked about 7.5 km.

Friday
Went to see Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince. Good movie. I still think you need to have read the book before watching so you know what is going on! Walked 5.3 km.

Saturday
Sunny and humid day. Did a bit of gardening and cut the grass. Biked about 15 km. Walked 6.3 km.

Sunday
Raining and humid today. Got out and fertilized the lawn. I know why fertilize, it just makes it grow. If I don't do it I end up with bags of spare fertilizer which I have to get rid off. We watched more JAG season 6. Finished one of my newsletters, The Royal Yorker, for the St. Lawrence Branch UELAC. Will mail it out next week. Walked 6.8 km.