Back, Back, Back...It's a long drive to Central New York...to Cooperstown!

Hi Blog, I am Kathy's sister Eileen (Leenie) and will be this week's guest blogger.  My husband, Tom, and I traveled to central NY and met K & D at the Cooperstown KOA.  We arrived on Monday, May 21st to a partly sunny day.  After a quick lunch in the RV, we headed out to the Farmers' Museum.  We saw antique farming equipment and buildings that were relocated and restored to give a feel for what life was like in rural America last century.  Tom especially liked the Blacksmith demo.  

On the next day we headed into the town of Cooperstown to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.  For the folks who know my husband Tom this was a type of pilgrimage for he is a huge baseball fan.  Kathy and I visited our Dad's favorite player/announcer Richie Ashurn, complete with our Richie Ashburn jerseys.

The picture below is dedicated to the ladies who played baseball during WWII.

Cooperstown is located on the finger lake named "Otsego".  This lighthouse was located near the Lakeside Motel where we took a lunch break.

Wednesday the retirees and the vacationers went on a beverage tour of the local winery and breweries (4 in all).  The tour ended at the Ommegang Brewery where we had an education tour and tasting.  This was followed by a lunch at their cafe.  It was a very popular place and the food was delicious (especially my Belgian Waffle).

Thursday, we took the scenic route along Rt. 20 which took us into Albany, NY the home of Laird and Risa (Dave's brother and sister-in-law).  We all meet at Cafe Madison's for a tasty brunch.  We visited at Laird and Risa's house and Tom compared notes on being an avid collector.  A visit to Albany would not be complete without a stop at Kurver Kreme for a delicious ice cream treat.

As you can see our vacation is flying by.  We are planning a final visit into Cooperstown for souvenir shopping and possibly a lake boat tour.

Bye from the blog :)