Sept 20 to 26

Monday
A gorgeous sunny day abt 19 C. We worked on details for our next trip. Did some more painting outside. Walked 6.2 km.

Tuesday
Cloud and rain today abt 14 C. Did more work on our upcoming trip. Did Tae Bo this morning. I entered tombstone GPS readings in my family files from our trip last week. Walked 4 km.

Wednesday
Not a bad day. cloudy with sunny periods, abt 19 C. I am still working on the latest issue of The Ottawa Genealogist. Biked 12 km. Walked 2.8 km.

Thursday
Cloudy and cool. Rain overnight. Worked on The Ottawa Genealogist again to day. Almost done this issue. We had our daughter, son-in-law and their two dogs over for supper. Nice rack of ribs, with chicken,baked potatoes, salad and wine. The dogs had hamburger, which they gobbled up. Walked 7.1 km.

Friday
Rain overnight. Cloudy and cool, abt 14 C. Finished The Ottawa Genealogist today, except for proofreading. Getting ready for our bus tour to the Mohawk Valley. Walked 6.1 km.

Saturday
Headed to Cornwall in the morning. We are meeting our fellow tour guides their and we are staying with them overnight. went out for a nice lunch and then headed off to Williamstown for a reception before the bus tour on Sunday. The bus tour was sponsored by the Sir John Johnson Manor House Historic Site. Interesting afternoon. Went out for supper in the evening to Mustache Joes in Cornwall. Prime rib, very good. Walked 5.6 km.

Sunday
Today we were up at 4:15 am in order to have breakfast and get to Williamstown to catch the tour bus which was leaving at 6:30 am. A little rain to start the day. This was a long day. We headed to Montreal and took the Champlain bridge over the St. Lawrence, then to Chambly, Quebec where we visited St. Stephen's Church and then Mount St. Gregoire, Quebec. We then headed down highway 15 to the border crossing at Champlain, NY. Slow work there, they have new border procedures. We stopped at the Butcher Block in Plattsburgh for lunch, then headed down I-87 towards Albany, NY. We cut west on Highway 7 to Schenectady where we visited St. George's Church. We then headed to our hotel in Johnstown, NY. Most of the sites we visit during this trip have some connection to the Johnson family of the Mohawk Valley. walked 6.3 km.